Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bus Rapid Transit

Jamaica Avenue, where the city will finally move ahead with a busway. File photo: Adam Light

Tuesday’s Headlines: So Much for the Busways Edition

By Streetsblog | Dec 8, 2020 | No Comments

Our top story today is from the Daily News which (inspired by Streetsblog, no doubt) has done its own assessment of the mayor's busway successes and found those successes, well, limited. Plus all the other news of the day.

A Round and a Roundy: The Real Story Behind Delayed Busways

By Streetsblog | Nov 17, 2020 | No Comments

All of Bill Roundy's cartoons are instant classics, but this is his greatest of all time, incorporating metaphor, pop culture references and, of course, Sleepy de Blasio.

The city must stop building a Flushing version of this busway, a judge ruled. File photo: Dave Colon

BREAKING: Judge Halts Flushing Busway as Opponents Sue the City

By Julianne Cuba | Nov 13, 2020 | No Comments

Council Member Peter Koo and his anti-transit cronies just TRO the Flushing busway right under the bus!

Coming to Washington Heights this spring! File photo: Dave Colon

DOT: 181st Street Busway is Not Likely For This Year

By Dave Colon | Nov 3, 2020 | No Comments

We thought only Brooklyn Dodger fans said, "Wait 'til next year!" Apparently, the mayor does, too.

The DOT and MTA agree: It's time to paint bus lanes like there's no tomorrow.

SPEEDY! Mayor Takes Victory Lap On Hylan Boulevard Bus Lane*

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 27, 2020 | No Comments

* Though that's the lane he trimmed from 6.6 miles to 4.7 miles to appease car owners.

Council Member Peter Koo during the DOT press conference in July. Photo provided by a source

Flushing Busway Opponents Lawyer Up to Delay Project

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 1, 2020 | No Comments

"Let's make life harder for tens of thousands of bus riders to benefit a tiny number of car owners," the argument goes.

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