The city will increase the size of its bus fleet 16 percent, part of a plan to add service on existing routes, expand service to new routes, and prioritize buses with dedicated lanes.
Advocates and council members called on Mayor de Blasio to devote more resources to bus lanes and other improvements that can reverse the rapid decline in bus ridership.
With wider, more accessible pedestrian zones, the Queens Boulevard medians will be able to serve as bus stops, and the plan is to shift the Q60 from the service roads to the central roadway.