Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Buses

TSTC and Manhattanites Call for Port Authority to Improve Bus Facilities

By Brad Aaron | Apr 23, 2014 | 8 Comments

The Tri-State Transportation Campaign joined locals in Hell’s Kitchen today to call on the Port Authority to invest in improved and expanded bus facilities to relieve pressure on local streets. With no more space left in the authority’s existing facilities, a growing number of buses are parked by curbs near the Port Authority Bus Terminal. […]

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11 Simple Ways to Speed Up Your City’s Buses

By Payton Chung | Apr 18, 2014 | No Comments

All across America, city buses are waiting. Waiting at stoplights, waiting behind long lines of cars, waiting to pull back into traffic, waiting at stops for growing crowds of passengers. And no, it’s not just your imagination: Buses are doing more waiting, and less moving, than they used to. A recent survey of 11 urban transit systems […]

Klein Backs Off Bill to Restore Flashing Lights on Select Bus Service

By Stephen Miller | Apr 11, 2014 | 10 Comments

Flashing lights on Select Bus Service vehicles are designed to help riders distinguish between pay-before-boarding SBS and pay-onboard local service. After years of operation without issue, Staten Island lawmakers exploited a minor state law to have the MTA turn off the lights 16 months ago. Bills in Albany to find a solution are stuck in […]

When Will Select Bus Service Get Its Flashing Lights Back?

By Stephen Miller | Apr 10, 2014 | 16 Comments

When Select Bus Service launched in 2008, the program included blue flashing lights on the front of each bus to help riders distinguish the service from local buses. This is particularly important for Select Bus Service, since most SBS routes require riders to pay their fare at a machine before boarding. The flashing lights help riders know whether […]

Eyes on the Street: Real-Time Bus Arrival Display on Nostrand Ave [Updated]

By Ben Fried | Mar 13, 2014 | 13 Comments

New York finally has real-time bus arrival information and excellent route maps posted at bus stops. Or rather, at least one bus stop has this info, and it looks like the kind of thing that should spread to a lot more bus stops. NYC DOT policy director Jon Orcutt posted this photo on Twitter over […]

The Tappan Zee Transit Task Force Has Issued Its Report. Now What?

By Stephen Miller | Mar 4, 2014 | 5 Comments

On Friday, the Tappan Zee Mass Transit Task Force released its final report [PDF], recommending bus improvements across Westchester and Rockland counties that could be completed when the new Hudson River span opens in 2018. But the path to implementation is vague at best. If these bus upgrades are going to materialize, task force members […]

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