Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Buses

Are Subway Riders the Angriest Commuters?

By Ben Fried | Jan 29, 2008 | 55 Comments

The Times has been running a series this month, called Next Stop, about the experience of commuting in the New York metro region. Reporter Billie Cohen took a different route to or from Manhattan every weekday, riding all manner of buses, trains, and subways. No bike commutes so far (and with just a few days […]

Streetfilm: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Bogotá

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jan 28, 2008 | 66 Comments

Want to learn more about Bus Rapid Transit? Watch this StreetFilm and let Streetsblog editor Aaron Naparstek show you how BRT works in Bogotá, Colombia. Take a gander and you’ll see an efficient, modern and — relatively speaking — inexpensive way of moving 1.3 million people per day. In Bogotá, where the BRT system goes […]

Ridership Surges on MTA Bus Co. Routes

By Brad Aaron | Jan 23, 2008 | 6 Comments

MTA Bus Co. ridership increased by over 11 percent in 2007, according to figures released today by the agency. Crain’s has the story: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Bus Co. on Wednesday reported that ridership on its 81 routes grew an average of 11.1% during the 10-months ending December 2007, as compared to the previous period. […]

Road Pricing and Public Transit: The “Virtuous Cycle”

By Ben Fried | Jan 17, 2008 | 19 Comments

Pricing could un-block the box for buses, and then some. In an op-ed published yesterday in Metro, MTA chief Lee Sander emphasized the connection between congestion pricing and improved subway and bus service, which polls continue to suggest is the key to securing public support. Sander’s piece joins reports that officials are working on plans […]

The Battle for Britain’s Roads

By Ben Fried | Jan 15, 2008 | 9 Comments

Streetsblog reader George Henik directs our attention to the excellent new BBC documentary "Road Rage," a British version of Contested Streets — minus the advocacy — that examines the intensifying conflict between motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians in the UK. The Beeb describes the situation as a war of succession: For 40 years, Britain’s motorists have […]

Whoa: NYPD Ticketing Bus Lane Violators

By Jason Varone | Jan 10, 2008 | 29 Comments

Streetsblog tipster Colin Poellot sent in this photo and reports that the NYPD was cracking down on cars in the new Broadway bus lane south of Houston Street on Monday. Poellot says there were three to five officers waving over and ticketing drivers over the course of several hours. He did not see any bicyclists […]

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