Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Select Bus Service

TWU Still Backs Bill Perkins After He Leaves 125th Street Riders in the Lurch

By Stephen Miller | May 31, 2013 | 9 Comments

State Senator Bill Perkins successfully pressured DOT into shrinking its plan for Select Bus Service on 125th Street in Harlem. Now that the city is moving ahead with a shorter bus lane, it looks like Perkins still might not pay any political price for sticking more than 32,000 daily bus riders with a slow ride. The […]

125th Street Riders: Bus Lanes Should Go All the Way to Morningside

By Stephen Miller | May 30, 2013 | 13 Comments

Yesterday we reported that State Senator Bill Perkins’ office has finally expressed satisfaction with the 125th Street bus improvement project, now that DOT has watered it down by shortening the dedicated bus lanes. Previously, Perkins had called on the city to “slow down” the plan to bring Select Bus Service to 125th Street due to what […]

DOT Trims Harlem Bus Plan; Bill Perkins’ Office: “We Are Definitely Pleased”

By Stephen Miller | May 29, 2013 | 11 Comments

Congratulations are in order for State Senator Bill Perkins, who has successfully condemned more than 32,000 crosstown bus riders to travel on 125th Street at speeds that are often slower than walking. His pressure to revise a plan for dedicated bus lanes and other measures to prioritize surface transit — culminating in an “emergency” town […]

Tonight: Speak Up for Better 125th St. Bus Service at Bill Perkins Town Hall

By Stephen Miller | May 23, 2013 | 10 Comments

Spurred by transit activists demanding improvements to 125th Street buses that often crawl slower than walking speed, DOT and MTA have been moving forward with a project to improve bus service along the major crosstown corridor. But last month, State Senator Bill Perkins sent DOT a letter [PDF] in which he said Select Bus Service […]

125th Street Buses Are Slow, But Fixes Are Moving Too Fast for Bill Perkins

By Stephen Miller | Apr 11, 2013 | 13 Comments

For years, crosstown bus riders on 125th Street — more than 32,000 per day — have had to put up with a ride that’s slower than walking. After months of planning, fixes are in sight, but State Senator Bill Perkins is objecting to the city’s effort to bring faster bus service to Harlem. During rush […]

This Awards Season, Manhattan Buses Rank as the City’s Worst

By Stephen Miller | Dec 11, 2012 | 4 Comments

Since 2006, Streetsblog has provided red carpet coverage of the annual Pokey and Schleppie awards, given out by the Straphangers Campaign and Transportation Alternatives to the city buses with the slowest average speed and the least reliable service, respectively. This year, Manhattan buses took the crown in both categories. Although the awards spotlight the routes most notorious for crawling through traffic, stopping […]

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