Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Select Bus Service

The Bill Perkins Flip-Flop on Better Bus Service for 125th Street

By Ben Fried | Jul 17, 2013 | 6 Comments

Well, this takes a lot of chutzpah. After blocking measures that would have sped bus trips for tens of thousands of people on 125th Street every day, State Senator Bill Perkins now claims he supports Select Bus Service. Following the initial workshops and public meetings for 125th Street SBS held by NYC DOT and the […]

Council Member Jackson “Pleased” With Cancellation of 125th Street SBS

By Stephen Miller | Jul 16, 2013 | 40 Comments

Reactions have been rolling in since DOT and the MTA announced this morning that they are canceling plans for Select Bus Service on 125th Street. Council Member Robert Jackson, whose district includes West Harlem, welcomed the news. “He’s pleased that they listened to concerns and didn’t move forward with Select Bus Service,” Jackson spokesperson Frances […]

First Downsized, Now Cancelled: DOT and MTA Drop 125th Street SBS Plan

By Stephen Miller | Jul 16, 2013 | 26 Comments

Facing opposition led by State Senator Bill Perkins, NYC DOT and the MTA have cancelled the plan to bring Select Bus Service to 125th Street in Harlem. The plan, which was trimmed in half in May, cutting bus lanes out of West Harlem, has now been shelved. As a result, tens of thousands of daily […]

The Bronx Gets Its Second Select Bus Service Route

By Ben Fried | Jul 1, 2013 | 10 Comments

Yesterday marked the launch of Select Bus Service on Webster Avenue, speeding transit trips on a critical north-south corridor that lacks convenient subway access. To keep buses in motion, NYC DOT and the MTA upgraded the Bx41 route with dedicated bus lanes, pre-paid fare collection, and all-door boarding. Bus bulbs will be constructed at SBS […]

Eyes on the Street: Bus Lanes Are Coming to Webster Avenue

By Stephen Miller | Jun 26, 2013 | 4 Comments

The Bronx is set to receive its second Select Bus Service route along Webster Avenue and Melrose Avenue. Within a quarter-mile of the route, 61 percent of residents commute by transit, according to DOT, and nearly three-quarters of households are car-free. While buses won’t run in the center lanes — an alignment that Chicago is […]

It’s Up to Albany to Give Select Bus Service Its Flashing Lights Back

By Ben Fried | Jun 17, 2013 | 6 Comments

The elimination of flashing blue lights on the MTA’s Select Bus Service vehicles is probably the most absurd transit setback of the past year. Since New York state law limits the use of flashing blues to volunteer firefighters, the MTA caved in to pressure from Staten Island pols and took them off SBS buses this […]

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