Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Select Bus Service

DOT's proposed design for the 14th Street busway. Image: DOT/MTA

MTA: 14th Street Select Bus Service Will Launch January 6, Three Months Ahead of L Train Shutdown

By David Meyer | Jul 23, 2018 | 2 Comments

The three-month window gives the agencies time for some trial-and-error on 14th Street before the tsunami of displaced L train passengers hits.

What's wrong with this picture? THERE'S A TRUCK IN THE BUS LANE! Photo: TransitCenter

Stringer: Blocked Bus Lanes Are Stifling Select Bus Service

By David Meyer | Apr 27, 2018 | 12 Comments

NYC's bus lane network is growing - and on track to grow faster under the MTA's bus action plan - but the city isn't keeping bus lanes clear of cars, according to the comptroller's office.

Anti-transit NIMBYs protesting better B82 bus service take a moment to wish Council Member Mark Treyger a happy birthday. Photo: @KalmanYeger

Will DOT and the MTA Prioritize Parking Over Tens of Thousands of B82 Riders?

By Brad Aaron | Apr 16, 2018 | 3 Comments

It looks like the MTA and DOT are altering the plan for B82 Select Bus Service to appease electeds who don't want room for bus riders on Kings Highway.

To Bill Colton, setting aside street space for faster, more reliable bus service is "anti-women." Photo: DOT

Apparently, Assembly Member Bill Colton Thinks Women Don’t Ride Buses

By David Meyer | Apr 12, 2018 | 9 Comments

Bus lanes are "anti-women," Colton says, oblivious to the fact that most bus commuters in Brooklyn are women.

Marty Golden and 5 Democrats Want to Block Better Bus Service on Kings Highway

By David Meyer | Mar 22, 2018 | 74 Comments

The Southern Brooklyn pols are trying to nix bus lanes planned for the B82, one of the slowest bus routes in the borough.

The new center roadway bus lane and SBS station on Woodhaven Boulevard just south of Jamaica Avenue. Photo: David Meyer

Select Bus Service Launches on Woodhaven Boulevard

By David Meyer | Nov 14, 2017 | 35 Comments

Select Bus Service is live on Woodhaven Boulevard and Cross Bay Boulevard in Queens. As of Sunday, the SBS package - off-board fare collection, camera-enforced bus lanes, and other transit-priority treatments - is speeding trips for tens of thousands of people who ride the Q52 and Q53 each day.

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