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They have chosen: light rail. Graphic: MTA

Hochul Gives Green Signal To Light Rail On The Interborough Express

By Dave Colon | Jan 10, 2023 | No Comments

Gov. Hochul was poised to use her State of the State address on Tuesday afternoon to announce that the MTA will choose light rail for the Interborough Express, the transit connection on an existing right of way between Bay Ridge and Jackson Heights.

If you live in some neighborhoods around the city, this is back.

More Than 20 Subway Stations Exceeded Pre-Pandemic Ridership Figures in December

By Dave Colon | Jan 10, 2023 | No Comments

Almost two dozen subway stations ended 2022 on a high note, with subway swipes and taps exceeding the numbers in the halcyon pre-pandemic days of 2019.

The Q104 bus is one of the slowest in town. Photo: Henry Beers Shenk

‘Disgraceful’: Adams Administration’s Failure to Reach Bus Lane Requirement Angers Bus Riders

By Henry Beers Shenk | Jan 9, 2023 | No Comments

“The fact that they barely got over half of the way there, that’s disgraceful. To me, that means that they didn’t try,” said one passenger.

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Why All Americans Must Take Notice of This BRT Success

By Nathaniel Cline | Dec 30, 2022 | No Comments

Richmond’s Pulse has become one of the most successful bus rapid transit services in the country. Here's why we need to pay attention.

Bus lanes are very often blocked, which is why bus speeds are so slow. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

BREAKING: DOT Will Not Reach Required Bike and Bus Lane Requirements This Year

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 27, 2022 | No Comments

The Department of Transportation has finally confirmed Streetsblog's earlier reporting: It will not build the 30 miles of new protected bike lane and 20 miles of dedicated bus lanes required by law this year.

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‘America’s Bike Mayor’ Put a Seat at Every Bus Stop. Why Can’t We?

By Kea Wilson | Dec 22, 2022 | No Comments

"If there's one more senior who can choose to stay independent in my city because we provided a bus seat to them — because in the absence of that, they don't have mobility choices — I'm going to put a bus seat there. As unsexy as that may seem to some folks, that matters to me."

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