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NYCDOT Ups the Livable Streets Ante in Revised Strategic Plan

By Ben Fried | Oct 23, 2009 | 18 Comments

NYC bike-share on the horizon? DOT says it will explore a "large-scale" public bike system for Manhattan and environs. Image: Department of City Planning. Last April, DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan announced the "New York City Model" — mapping out a strategic plan to prioritize greener, more efficient modes and turn city streets into world-class public […]

Off-Peak Discounts for NYC Transit: An Intriguing Idea

By Charles Komanoff | Oct 22, 2009 | 24 Comments

Photo: cunningsue/Flickr Discounting off-peak transit service could be a boon to New York City’s transportation and quality of life, so long as revenues can be found to make up for the likely farebox shortfall. MTA chief Jay Walder floated the idea of off-peak discounts in an interview in today’s New York Times. While Walder didn’t […]

Jay Walder’s Well-Placed Priorities: Doing More With New York City Buses

By John Kaehny | Oct 21, 2009 | 9 Comments

“In London, you carry nearly twice as many people in the bus system as you do on the Underground.” In New York, the opposite is true. “We must close the gap and make more of the bus system.” — Jay Walder, MTA chairman, as quoted in the New York Times Improvements like real-time arrival displays […]

Eyes on the Street: Busted in the Bus Lane

By Brad Aaron | Oct 6, 2009 | 13 Comments

We’ve posted many times on NYPD bus lane abuse, so it’s nice to have this reader-submitted shot. This scofflaw driver was tagged Monday evening on E. 57th Street between Madison and Fifth — just in time for bus passengers to witness a rare act of traffic law enforcement. With new MTA chief Jay Walder citing […]

Council Targets Roaming Tour Buses, Old School Buses

By Brad Aaron | Sep 17, 2009 | 1 Comment

Photo: artgyrl/Flickr The City Council will hold hearings on new rules for tour bus operators next Monday. Int. 742 would have companies switch from open-air amplification of tour guides to headphone-based systems in buses with unenclosed upper decks or open windows. Int. 836 would require submission of operating plans, including routes, trip times and frequency, […]

Bus Tracking Sabotage: NYPD Clogs 34th Street Lane After Displays Go Live

By Ben Fried | Aug 12, 2009 | 17 Comments

We’ve got two dispatches from the opening day of real-time bus arrival displays on 34th Street. First, the good photo: A reader sent the above shot of the display inside the shelter at Third Avenue. That’s a nice crisp presentation. Are the times accurate? None of the dailies ran blaring headlines about haywire displays today, […]

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