Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Select Bus Service

All-Door Boarding Works. Why Won’t the MTA Commit to It on Every Bus?

By David Meyer | Oct 7, 2016 | 71 Comments

Buses on the M86 are moving faster and people have noticed — ridership on the crosstown route is on the upswing again after declining for years. The improved performance is due mainly to two changes the MTA and DOT launched last year: off-board fare collection with all-door boarding, and “queue jumps” at two locations that let buses move […]

Eyes on the Street: NYC’s Newest Bus Zones on 23rd Street, Jay Street

By David Meyer | Aug 22, 2016 | 30 Comments

DOT crews recently put down new terra cotta paint for buses on 23rd Street in Manhattan and Jay Street in Brooklyn. In the fall, Select Bus Service will bring faster bus service to the M23’s 15,000 daily riders with dedicated lanes, off-board payment, and consolidated bus stops. The bus lanes are set to run eastbound from Ninth Avenue to Second Avenue and westbound […]

DOT Replaces Loading Zones With Metered Parking Along B44 SBS Route

By David Meyer | Jul 28, 2016 | 2 Comments

DOT announced today that it will adjust the curbside parking rules on Nostrand Avenue in Flatbush, where B44 Select Bus Service launched in November 2013. The agency plans to replace some commercial loading zones with metered parking along the half-mile stretch of Nostrand between Empire Boulevard and Parkside Avenue. DOT says the changes, which merchants asked for, won’t lead to more bus […]

Assembly Member Nick Perry Tried to Weaken Bus Lanes All Over NYC

By David Meyer | Jul 11, 2016 | 12 Comments

Upset at the prospect of camera-enforced bus lanes on Utica Avenue, which carries more bus passengers than all but a few other streets in New York, Assembly Member N. Nick Perry introduced a bill in Albany this session that would have rendered every bus lane in the city next to useless during midday hours. The bill […]

Relief for Riders on Brooklyn’s Busiest Bus Route as B46 SBS Debuts

By David Meyer | Jul 7, 2016 | 15 Comments

The B46 on Utica Avenue is Brooklyn’s busiest bus route, with more than 44,000 trips each weekday. Like other high-volume NYC bus routes, the B46 has also been susceptible to paralyzing traffic congestion and a boarding process that takes ages, as each passenger dips a Metrocard at the front of the bus. But B46 riders got some […]

B44 Moving 15-30 Percent Faster After Select Bus Service Upgrades

By David Meyer | Jul 1, 2016 | 4 Comments

As bus speeds decline in NYC, the few routes that are getting dedicated bus lanes and off-board fare collection are bucking the trend. The newest evidence comes from the B44 route along Nostrand Avenue and Rogers Avenue in Brooklyn, where buses are moving 15-30 percent faster since NYC DOT and the MTA upgraded the line to Select […]

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