Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Buses

A Bridge and Tunnel Transit Solution

By Ben Fried | May 12, 2008 | 23 Comments

Historically, East River bridges have carried more transit — and more people — than they do today. View a larger version of this image. Last week, Cap’n Transit posted a series about running express bus lanes over bridges and tunnels, which would boost the capacity of crossings and put them on a de facto road […]

Northern Virginia Locked In to Congested Roads

By Ben Fried | May 9, 2008 | 11 Comments

Suburbanites in northern Virginia are finding their streets more clogged with traffic than ever, and, as the Washington Post reported earlier this week, they aren’t about to get bailed out by road-widening projects. Here’s the crux of the problem, told from the Post reporter’s decidedly windshield perspective: Thoroughfares like Rolling Road are the blood vessels […]

Rivera: Pricing Still the Way to Go

By Ben Fried | May 7, 2008 | 1 Comment

City Council Member Joel Rivera, whose stance on congestion pricing remained unclear until he voted "Yes" on March 31st, came out as a full-fledged supporter yesterday with an editorial in the Daily News. The Bronx rep added another wrinkle to speculation that pricing might come back: Those of us who voted for pricing and those […]

New London Mayor Talks Up Buses and Bikes (Updated)

By Brad Aaron | May 5, 2008 | 6 Comments

Here’s an interview from last year with London Mayor Boris Johnson, who ousted Ken Livingstone last week. It’s pretty remarkable in that Johnson spends the first eight minutes talking about buses and bikes.

COMMUTE’s BRT Plan: A Denser Network and Interborough Lines

By Ben Fried | Apr 25, 2008 | 11 Comments

COMMUTE’s proposals for BRT routes in the five boroughs, shown next to DOT’s current plan. View an enlarged version. As part of its "Sustainability Watch" series this week, Gotham Gazette ran a great piece on Bus Rapid Transit by Joan Byron of the Pratt Center for Community Development. Byron is one of the organizers at […]

Paco Abraham Turns Duane Reade on to Bike Racks

By Ben Fried | Apr 24, 2008 | 16 Comments

Yesterday DOT announced it is seeking submissions for the first ever bike-friendly business awards. This being the week of Earth Day, a few bike-positive firms have come to our attention recently — Macy’s, W Hotels, J Crew — but the most substantial business-led effort to improve the city’s cycling environment this year may have come […]

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