Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Buses

MTA to Boost Frequency of Q70 to LaGuardia

By David Meyer | Jan 22, 2016 | 1 Comment

The MTA announced this morning that it plans to increase service on the Q70 Limited bus to LaGuardia Airport and hopes to roll out Select Bus Service on the route later this year. Riders Alliance Executive Director John Raskin applauded the news as “a great step toward implementing a real airport shuttle from the subway” […]

DOT Proposes Complete Street for Second Ave Above 68th Street

By David Meyer | Jan 7, 2016 | 76 Comments

With the conclusion of Second Avenue Subway construction on the horizon, DOT is preparing to move forward with a 2010 plan to add a bus lane and protected bike lane to Second Avenue on the Upper East Side. The project will close a gap in the Second Avenue bus lane and extend the protected bike lane […]

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Ridership on the Upswing After Houston’s Bus Network Redesign

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 4, 2016 | No Comments

In August, Houston debuted its new bus network, reconfigured to increase frequent service, expand weekend hours, and improve access to jobs. The implementation was contentious at times, and when we last checked in on the results — two months after the changes took effect — bus ridership was down 4 percent overall but up dramatically on weekends. That was to […]

DOT, Chaim Deutsch, and CB 15 Set Stage for Latest MTA Pedestrian Death

By Brad Aaron | Dec 15, 2015 | 10 Comments

An MTA bus driver killed a pedestrian in a crosswalk in Sheepshead Bay Monday. The crash happened at an intersection where DOT planned to eliminate bus turns, but the project was shelved in response to opposition from City Council Member Chaim Deutsch and Brooklyn Community Board 15. Eleonora Shulkin, 62, was crossing E. 17th Street at around 6 […]

Tish James and Queens Pols to DOT: Finish Strong on Woodhaven BRT

By David Meyer | Dec 7, 2015 | 5 Comments

Public Advocate Letitia James joined Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, Council Member Donovan Richards, and Queens transit activists on the steps of City Hall this morning to push the de Blasio administration to follow through on its plans for better bus service along Woodhaven Boulevard. Earlier this year, DOT presented plans for bus lanes and pedestrian safety […]

Bus Lanes and Faster Boarding Come to Flushing and Jamaica

By David Meyer | Dec 2, 2015 | 14 Comments

Sunday marked the first day of service for Q44 Select Bus Service linking Jamaica, Flushing, and the southeast Bronx, so I headed over to Sutphin Boulevard and Main Street during the p.m. rush yesterday to check it out. The Q44 SBS features the standard package of improvements that DOT and the MTA have employed to cut travel […]

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