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At Transpo Hearing, Council Members Ask for More Select Bus Service

By Noah Kazis | Jun 19, 2012 | 11 Comments

The New York City Council has learned to stop worrying and love the bus lane. In a transportation hearing held this morning on the topic of outer borough transit, not a single person, whether on the council or testifying before it, had a bad word to say about NYC’s Select Bus Service program, which has […]

Uptown Transit Riders Fight for 125th Street Select Bus Service

By Noah Kazis | May 24, 2012 | 17 Comments

Select Bus Service is a big success on First and Second Avenues and 34th Street. Speeds are up, ridership is up, and the MTA is using the time savings to run even more buses along the busy corridors. So where in Manhattan is next for the popular package of bus improvements? One group of uptown transit […]

Hylan Boulevard SBS Will Speed Bus Rides Starting in September

By Noah Kazis | May 21, 2012 | 1 Comment

New York City’s fourth Select Bus Service route will travel down Staten Island’s Hylan Boulevard as soon as this September. The improvements are expected to speed travel times by 20 percent along the island’s second-busiest route, according to a report by the MTA [PDF]. As on existing SBS routes, the Hylan service will make fewer […]

Double Bus Lane and Sidewalk Extensions to Boost East New York Transit Hub

By Noah Kazis | May 18, 2012 | 3 Comments

The Department of Transportation unveiled a new design for one of Brooklyn’s most important transit hubs at a community board meeting Monday evening. By turning a single block of Van Sinderen Avenue into a one-way street, DOT plans to improve bus service and build new pedestrian space at East New York’s Broadway Junction, which serves […]

Off-Board Fare Payment Means MTA Can Run 24 More 34th St. Buses a Day

By Noah Kazis | May 8, 2012 | 3 Comments

Changes to bus service on 34th Street have improved travel times and bus frequencies and have increased ridership, according to MTA data presented to the transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 6 last night. Even speedier and more reliable crosstown rides are expected after the next stages of the street redesign are phased in over […]

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Advocates: Private Transit Giant Lobbied House to Weaken Public Transit

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 9, 2012 | No Comments

The threat of service reductions and fare increases always loomed large over the transfer of Long Island Bus service to a private operator. After Nassau County refused to assume its share of costs for the service, international private transit provider Veolia Transport was brought on to take over from the New York MTA at the beginning of the […]

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