Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Select Bus Service

Pratt Center Suggests Eight Routes for Robust BRT — Is de Blasio Listening?

By Stephen Miller | Dec 17, 2013 | 40 Comments

In 2008, a coalition led by the Pratt Center for Community Development laid out a vision for 12 Bus Rapid Transit lines across the city. Nearly six years later, NYC DOT and the MTA have installed six Select Bus Service routes in four boroughs, with plans for more. At a panel discussion this morning, the […]

How One Merchant Group Went From Bus Lane Opponent to SBS Supporter

By Stephen Miller | Dec 12, 2013 | 2 Comments

When B44 Select Bus Service launched last month, regular Streetsblog readers may have recognized Lindiwe Kamau’s along with the elected officials celebrating Brooklyn’s first SBS route. Kamau, who is president of the Nostrand Avenue Merchants Association, spoke with Mayor Bloomberg at the grand opening and had her photo snapped by the press. Under sunny skies, it was all […]

With Debut of B44 SBS, Major Brooklyn Bus Route Poised to Draw More Riders

By Stephen Miller | Nov 18, 2013 | 38 Comments

After years of planning, B44 Select Bus Service launched yesterday on the Nostrand Avenue corridor. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, and MTA Chairman and CEO Tom Prendergast marked the occasion this afternoon at a newly-expanded bus stop at Church and Nostrand. The B44, which serves nearly 40,000 riders each weekday along a 9.3-mile route between the […]

Select Bus Service Comes to Brooklyn

By Ben Fried | Nov 18, 2013 | 33 Comments

Yesterday was the first day of service for Brooklyn’s first Select Bus Service route, upgrading the B44 Limited with a dedicated bus lane, off-board fare collection, bus bulbs, and fewer stops. It’s the sixth SBS route to enter service, following two in the Bronx, two in Manhattan, and one in Staten Island. In addition to […]

The Abbreviated Plan for 125th Street Select Bus Service Is Back

By Stephen Miller | Oct 11, 2013 | 24 Comments

State Senator Bill Perkins let it slip during a hearing yesterday, and today the MTA and DOT made it official [PDF]: Select Bus Service is back on track for M60 buses running along 125th Street, scheduled to launch in April 2014. After community boards and local elected officials raised concerns about the months-long planning process, […]

MTA: SBS on Nostrand and Rogers Avenues Starts November 17

By Stephen Miller | Oct 10, 2013 | 3 Comments

We’ve been watching the progress as bus bulbs are installed and dedicated lanes are painted, and now the MTA has announced a start date for Select Bus Service on Nostrand and Rogers Avenues: November 17. SBS service, which replaces the limited-stop B44 route and shifts a portion of its route west to Rogers Avenue, will […]

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