Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Buses

A Better Bus Stop: Big Ideas From Transit Riders for a Better Wait

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 1, 2016 | 1 Comment

Streetsblog has been calling attention to the dismal state of transit waiting areas with our Sorriest Bus Stop in America tournament. Transit riders have to put up with conditions that no one should stand for — bus stops with nothing to sit on and no shelter, bus stops by dangerous, high-speed roads with no sidewalks, even “secret” bus stops […]

DOT Replaces Loading Zones With Metered Parking Along B44 SBS Route

By David Meyer | Jul 28, 2016 | 2 Comments

DOT announced today that it will adjust the curbside parking rules on Nostrand Avenue in Flatbush, where B44 Select Bus Service launched in November 2013. The agency plans to replace some commercial loading zones with metered parking along the half-mile stretch of Nostrand between Empire Boulevard and Parkside Avenue. DOT says the changes, which merchants asked for, won’t lead to more bus […]

Mayor de Blasio Needs to Step Up to Keep L Train Passengers Moving

By David Meyer | Jul 25, 2016 | 17 Comments

This morning the MTA announced that starting in 2019, it will close the L train between Eighth Avenue and Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg for 18 months to repair damage caused by Superstorm Sandy — surprising no one who’s been paying attention. For several months now, it’s been obvious that the MTA and the de Blasio administration will […]

Stuck With Slow Bus Service? Cuomo Is Completely Oblivious to Your Pain

By Ben Fried | Jul 21, 2016 | 23 Comments

You can tell Governor Cuomo doesn’t get on a New York City bus unless it’s for a photo-op about on-board USB ports. The latest evidence came yesterday, after a coalition of transit advocates released a major report on the deterioration of bus service in New York City. With bus speeds declining, ridership has dropped 16 percent […]

It’s Time to Think Big to Turn Around Lousy Bus Service in NYC

By David Meyer | Jul 20, 2016 | 29 Comments

Bus service in New York is getting worse and losing riders, and unless policy makers step in and make systemwide improvements, those trends may accelerate in a vicious cycle. New York can turn things around, advocates say, with a suite of policies to get buses moving quickly and reliably again. Today a coalition of transit advocates unveiled […]

Relief for Riders on Brooklyn’s Busiest Bus Route as B46 SBS Debuts

By David Meyer | Jul 7, 2016 | 15 Comments

The B46 on Utica Avenue is Brooklyn’s busiest bus route, with more than 44,000 trips each weekday. Like other high-volume NYC bus routes, the B46 has also been susceptible to paralyzing traffic congestion and a boarding process that takes ages, as each passenger dips a Metrocard at the front of the bus. But B46 riders got some […]

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