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Bike Racks Debut on Buses Across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

By Stephen Miller | Sep 8, 2015 | 17 Comments

New Yorkers are finally getting to try out a multi-modal transportation option that’s old hat to residents of other major American cities — bike racks on buses. Sunday marked the debut of front-mounted bike racks on the S53 and S93 buses across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. The MTA purchased 38 bike racks at a cost of $42,000 and installed them on 31 […]

MTA: Bike Racks Are Coming to Buses Over the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

By Stephen Miller | Aug 31, 2015 | 15 Comments

As of September 6, New York will no longer be the only major American city without bike racks on its buses. The MTA announced this afternoon that it is launching a one-year pilot of front-mounted bike racks on the S53 and S93 routes, which run across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. “Before this program, our customers had no […]

Will the Governor Who Never Rides the Bus Sign NYC’s Bus Lane Camera Bill?

By Stephen Miller | Aug 26, 2015 | 12 Comments

Governor Andrew Cuomo definitely hasn’t taken an MTA bus “since he first assumed office in 2011,” Gothamist reported yesterday, and it’s probably been much longer than that. So will the governor who never rides the bus sign the bill to expand camera enforcement of New York City’s growing bus lane network? “If Governor Cuomo actually rode the bus like the […]

Eyes on the Street: West 125th Street Gets Its Bus Lanes

By Stephen Miller | Aug 19, 2015 | 7 Comments

It’s finally happening. More than a year after bus lanes were installed on 125th Street east of Lenox Avenue, the first signs have appeared that DOT will soon be painting red bus-only lanes in West Harlem. The first round of camera-enforced bus lanes, from Lenox to Second Avenue, have helped speed local buses on 125th Street between 7 and […]

Cuomo and Christie Play Chicken With Trans-Hudson Train Commuters

By Stephen Miller | Aug 11, 2015 | 30 Comments

It’s been almost five years since New Jersey Governor Chris Christie killed the ARC tunnel. Things haven’t improved since. The existing two-track rail tunnel, already at capacity, has continued to shoulder growing ridership comprised mostly of NJ Transit commuters. In 2012, Hurricane Sandy added a dose of corrosive salt water to the century-old tunnels. Amtrak warns that one or […]

Eyes on the Street: New Bus Lanes Arrive on Woodhaven Blvd

By Stephen Miller | Aug 7, 2015 | 13 Comments

It’s not quite Select Bus Service, but it’s a step in the right direction: A pair of long-awaited bus lanes are rolling out on Woodhaven Boulevard. Offset bus lanes, installed to the left of curbside parking, are being added to both sides of Woodhaven between Dry Harbor Road and Metropolitan Avenue, covering about 1.3 miles [PDF]. Streetsblog […]

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