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Levine and Rodriguez Press DOT to Implement West Harlem Bus Lanes ASAP

By Stephen Miller | Jul 16, 2015 | 3 Comments

Transit advocates and Upper Manhattan elected officials gathered this morning at the corner of Amsterdam Avenue and 125th Street to urge DOT to extend bus lanes on 125th Street to West Harlem as soon as possible. The city installed bus lanes on 125th east of Lenox Avenue last spring, and DOT says they will be extended west to […]

Next Stop for Bill to Expand Bus Lane Cameras: Andrew Cuomo’s Desk

By Stephen Miller | Jun 26, 2015 | 15 Comments

Last night, the State Senate followed the Assembly’s lead and passed a bill to continue New York City’s bus lane camera enforcement program and expand it to an additional 10 bus routes. The bill now awaits Governor Andrew Cuomo’s signature. The Senate voted 48 in favor and 11 opposed. The day before, the bill squeaked through the Assembly, 79-60, […]

Silver Fails to Stop Bus Lane Camera Bill in Assembly [Updated]

By Stephen Miller | Jun 25, 2015 | 41 Comments

Update 10:06 p.m.: The story has been updated to reflect the final official vote tally in the Assembly of 79-60. Tonight, the Senate passed its companion bill with an unofficial vote tally of 51 in favor and 8 opposed. The bill to preserve and expand the use of NYC’s bus lane enforcement cameras squeaked by in a rare contested vote in the Assembly […]

Unless Albany Acts, NYC Bus Lanes Are About to Get Clogged With Cars

By Stephen Miller | Jun 17, 2015 | 31 Comments

Five years ago, the state passed a bill allowing the city to install cameras that catch drivers who illegally use bus lanes on six Select Bus Service routes. Unless Albany acts soon, that legislation will expire and the cameras will have to be turned off at the end of this summer. There’s a fix waiting to be voted on […]

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Fewer People Are Riding the Bus Because There Are Fewer Buses to Ride

By Angie Schmitt | May 29, 2015 | No Comments

Remember when the Great Recession decimated transit agency budgets, but the White House and Congress refused to step in and fund bus service while spending billions of dollars to subsidize car purchases? Well, the hangover continues to this day, leaving bus riders in the lurch. Last year, bus ridership in America shrank 1 percent. While rail ridership grew 4 percent, […]

Q44 Select Bus Service: Bus Lanes for Flushing and Jamaica, Not in Between

By Stephen Miller | May 28, 2015 | 45 Comments

DOT and the MTA have released the plan for Select Bus Service on the Q44 linking Jamaica, Flushing, and the Bronx, which serves 44,000 passengers daily. The areas that need bus lanes most — downtown Jamaica and Flushing — are in line to get them, but not the rest of the route. Earlier this year, nearly a […]

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