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Healthcare workers tend to live beyond the central neighborhoods served well by the subway system. Map: Center for an Urban Future

Healthcare Workers Bear the Brunt of NYC’s Transit Failures

By David Meyer | Jan 31, 2018 | 1 Comment

An informal survey by the union representing NYC's healthcare workers found that transit was the number two source of stress for industry employees, behind only "the death of a family member."

"Flexible bollards" at Sixth Avenue aim to keep motorists out of the way of buses. Photo: David Meyer

NYC Bus Drivers Want to Get Cars Out of the Way of Transit

By Ben Fried | Jan 26, 2018 | 16 Comments

The improvements that would speed up trips for NYC bus riders are largely the same changes that would make bus drivers' jobs less stressful and aggravating, according to a survey released today by TWU Local 100.

With all-door boarding, buses move faster because riders don't have to pay one-by-one at the front of the bus. Photo: Ben Fried

Advocates to MTA: No More Waffling on Citywide All-Door Bus Boarding

By David Meyer | Dec 13, 2017 | 9 Comments

The MTA should roll out all-door boarding concurrently with its new fare payment system, advocates testified at an MTA Board hearing today.

Joe Addabbo wants DOT to downgrade Woodhaven Boulevard SBS by increasing the hours drivers are allowed to park in bus lanes. Video still: NY1

NY1 Teams Up With Joe Addabbo to Bash Better Bus Service for Tens of Thousands of New Yorkers

By Brad Aaron | Nov 29, 2017 | 13 Comments

Neglecting to talk to bus riders, NY1 reporter Ruschell Boone gives Woodhaven Boulevard SBS the driver gripefest treatment.

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Albuquerque’s Ground-Breaking BRT Project Makes Its Maiden Voyage on Route 66

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 28, 2017 | No Comments

The design of Albuquerque's "ART" transitway rates higher than any other American bus rapid transit project.

Most job growth is happening outside Manhattan, and transit service patterns aren't keeping up. Chart: Comptroller's Office

Stringer: A 1960s-Era Bus Network Isn’t Working for New Yorkers in 2017

By David Meyer | Nov 27, 2017 | 6 Comments

The MTA and city government have failed to respond to shifting travel patterns, and that helps explain why bus ridership is plummeting, according to a report from Comptroller Scott Stringer.

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