Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Buses

Real-Time Bus Tracking Pilot Is Live on 34th Street [Updated]

By Ben Fried | Aug 11, 2009 | 17 Comments

DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan announces the 34th Street pilot this morning. On the left are MTA Bus president Joseph Smith, Mayor Bloomberg, and acting MTA chief Helena Williams. Will the third time be the charm for reliable bus arrival displays in Manhattan? NYCDOT and the MTA announced today that, yes, they will deliver a tracking […]

Eyes on the Street: NYPD Meets Bx12 Riders Halfway

By Brad Aaron | Aug 6, 2009 | 7 Comments

It’s pretty sad when a bus lane-blocking truck with a ticket on the windshield is news. Yet here we are. This one was spotted during the Wednesday evening rush in the Bx12 Select Bus lane on 207th Street in Inwood. The driver was nowhere in sight. Neither was the agent who presumably issued the violation, […]

Stringer: Bus Lane Blocking Rampant, NYPD Nowhere to Be Found

By Brad Aaron | Aug 5, 2009 | 12 Comments

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer is calling for a crackdown on bus lane-blocking drivers after a survey conducted by his office found that offending motorists have little chance of receiving a ticket. A truck driver enjoys the convenience of the 34th Street SBS lane. Photo: Brad Aaron Stringer staffers observed more than 350 drivers parked […]

Bloomberg Tests Free-Transit Waters

By Charles Komanoff | Aug 4, 2009 | 21 Comments

Mayor Bloomberg lifted a page straight from the Kheel Plan playbook yesterday in calling on the MTA to make crosstown buses free [PDF]. Bus riders and transit advocates should be beaming. Photo of M14 bus: Kriston Lewis/Flickr. Free buses will save bus riders time and money and will benefit everyone by luring some taxi and […]

Transpo Bills Gummed Up By State Senate Dysfunction

By Ben Fried | Jul 13, 2009 | 3 Comments

After spending the last five weeks affirming Albany’s status as the nation’s most dysfunctional state capital, the State Senate will have one last extraordinary session this Wednesday before calling it a year. The chamber is not expected to pass much in the way of transportation bills. (The Assembly wrapped up its session last month.) Here’s […]

Eyes on the Street: NYPD Shows Bus Lane Scofflaws How It’s Done

By Ben Fried | Jul 9, 2009 | 19 Comments

Thanks to Chris O’Leary at On Transport for posting the best documentation we’ve seen so far of NYPD’s utter disregard for the 34th Street bus lane. He took this picture yesterday during the middle of the evening rush, around 6 p.m., a time when there’s absolutely no excuse: The shoulder lane is dedicated to buses […]

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