Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit

Simple, Creative Ideas to Build a Better Bus Stop

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 1, 2015 | No Comments

Waiting for the bus can be a pain. To make transit more appealing, nothing beats frequent service, but studies have shown that if you’re going to wait, small improvements like shelters and information about when the next bus is coming can make the wait feel shorter. That was a big impetus behind “Trick Out My Trip,” an […]

How Bus Rapid Transit Can Save Lives on One of NYC’s Most Dangerous Streets

By Stephen Miller | Sep 29, 2015 | 138 Comments

Lives are at stake in the redesign of Woodhaven Boulevard and Cross Bay Boulevard, making the implementation of bus rapid transit on this southeast Queens corridor all the more urgent, according to a new analysis from the BRT for NYC coalition. Crash stats bring home the point that new pedestrian islands and other safety measures in DOT’s Woodhaven BRT […]

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Without Transit, American Cities Would Take Up 37 Percent More Space

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 28, 2015 | No Comments

Even if you never set foot on a bus or a train, chances are transit is saving you time and money. The most obvious reason is that transit keeps cars off the road, but the full explanation is both less intuitive and more profound: Transit shrinks distances between destinations, putting everything within closer reach. A new study published by the Transportation Research Board quantifies […]

The Port Authority Bus Terminal and Our Glaring Lack of Transit Leadership

By Stephen Miller | Sep 24, 2015 | 40 Comments

The effort to replace the aging and overcrowded Port Authority Bus Terminal continues to suffer from the New York region’s inability to coordinate its transit mega-projects. The bus terminal already handles more than 225,000 passengers per weekday and cannot accommodate all the bus traffic that crosses the Hudson in Midtown. Demand is expected to increase about 50 percent by 2040, […]

Cuomo Signs Bill Allowing NYC to Expand Bus Lane Camera Program

By Stephen Miller | Sep 21, 2015 | 10 Comments

Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill on Saturday that will speed up bus trips by expanding the number of bus lanes where the city can deploy camera enforcement. The law now enables New York City to use cameras to keep car drivers out of exclusive bus lanes on up to 16 routes, an increase from just six today. […]

Governors Want Feds to Pay for Half of Hudson Tunnel; They’ll Split the Rest

By Stephen Miller | Sep 15, 2015 | 3 Comments

Governors Chris Christie of New Jersey and Andrew Cuomo of New York sent a letter to President Barack Obama today with an offer: If the federal government picks up half the tab of building a new $20 billion Hudson River rail tunnel, the two states will split the rest [PDF]. It’s a step forward in […]

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