Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Buses

MTA Bus Driver Kills Senior in Midtown; NYPD, Media Blame Deceased Victim

By Brad Aaron | Aug 20, 2015 | 34 Comments

An MTA bus driver killed a senior in Midtown this morning. At around 9:40 a.m. Rochel Wahrman, 69, was crossing W. 57th Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue south to north when the driver of a westbound X5 hit her with the left side of the bus, according to reports. From the Daily News: The […]

Eyes on the Street: West 125th Street Gets Its Bus Lanes

By Stephen Miller | Aug 19, 2015 | 7 Comments

It’s finally happening. More than a year after bus lanes were installed on 125th Street east of Lenox Avenue, the first signs have appeared that DOT will soon be painting red bus-only lanes in West Harlem. The first round of camera-enforced bus lanes, from Lenox to Second Avenue, have helped speed local buses on 125th Street between 7 and […]

Eyes on the Street: New Bus Lanes Arrive on Woodhaven Blvd

By Stephen Miller | Aug 7, 2015 | 13 Comments

It’s not quite Select Bus Service, but it’s a step in the right direction: A pair of long-awaited bus lanes are rolling out on Woodhaven Boulevard. Offset bus lanes, installed to the left of curbside parking, are being added to both sides of Woodhaven between Dry Harbor Road and Metropolitan Avenue, covering about 1.3 miles [PDF]. Streetsblog […]

James and Lancman Push for Driver Alert Tech on City Vehicles

By Stephen Miller | Jul 31, 2015 | 2 Comments

We need every tool avail to achieve #VisionZero. Calling on NYC to pilot collision avoidance tech in City vehicles. pic.twitter.com/KpLTYO5ekq — Letitia James (@TishJames) July 29, 2015 A new City Council bill would require crash avoidance technology on at least 100 city-owned vehicles that alerts drivers before a collision occurs, and potentially applies brakes to prevent […]

Levine and Rodriguez Press DOT to Implement West Harlem Bus Lanes ASAP

By Stephen Miller | Jul 16, 2015 | 3 Comments

Transit advocates and Upper Manhattan elected officials gathered this morning at the corner of Amsterdam Avenue and 125th Street to urge DOT to extend bus lanes on 125th Street to West Harlem as soon as possible. The city installed bus lanes on 125th east of Lenox Avenue last spring, and DOT says they will be extended west to […]

DOT and MTA Launch M86 Select Bus Service

By Brad Aaron | Jul 13, 2015 | 27 Comments

Electeds and other city officials today launched M86 Select Bus Service, which should reduce travel times for thousands of New Yorkers. With 25,000 riders a day, the crosstown M86 carries more passengers per mile than any other New York City bus route. DOT first identified the line as an SBS candidate in 2009. Unlike other Select Bus Service lines, the M86 will not have […]

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