Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Staten Island

Hylan Boulevard SBS Will Speed Bus Rides Starting in September

By Noah Kazis | May 21, 2012 | 1 Comment

New York City’s fourth Select Bus Service route will travel down Staten Island’s Hylan Boulevard as soon as this September. The improvements are expected to speed travel times by 20 percent along the island’s second-busiest route, according to a report by the MTA [PDF]. As on existing SBS routes, the Hylan service will make fewer […]

MTA Chooses Busway For Possible Staten Island North Shore Transit Line

By Noah Kazis | May 11, 2012 | 35 Comments

The MTA announced yesterday that if it builds a new rapid transit line along Staten Island’s North Shore, it will opt for bus rapid transit over light rail, an MTA spokesperson told Streetsblog. The obstacle now, as always, is money. The proposed BRT line would run along Staten Island’s North Shore, which is twice as […]

Death of Staten Island Student R.J. Tillman Stokes Call for Safer Howard Ave

By Meredith Sladek | Apr 2, 2012 | 5 Comments

Staten Island’s Howard Avenue was once known as Serpentine Road. Though the moniker was mostly due to the serpentinite in the hill’s bedrock, the road also winds and writhes up Grymes Hill, the second highest point on Staten Island. The neighborhood is home to two college campuses, Wagner and St. John’s, the secondary schools Notre […]

Can Staten Island’s North Shore Become NYC’s Next Great Neighborhood?

By Noah Kazis | Mar 9, 2012 | 7 Comments

Staten Island’s North Shore is one of the city’s great sites of opportunity. The neighborhoods along the Kill Van Kull are twice as dense as the rest of Staten Island, but lack any transit option beyond the bus. There are historic town centers at St. George and Port Richmond, but car-centric planning deadens street life. […]

Real-Time Bus Info Launches for All of Staten Island

By Noah Kazis | Jan 11, 2012 | 3 Comments

Real-time bus information, previously only available on two routes, is now live for every bus in the borough of Staten Island. On an average weekday, that means 127,000 local and express bus riders will be able to find out exactly how far away their bus is. “This means more time at home with your family, […]

At St. George, EDC Wants Suburban-Style Parking for Its “Vibrant Downtown”

By Noah Kazis | Aug 12, 2011 | 8 Comments

St. George Staten Island could become the region’s next great downtown. That’s the plan over at the New York City Economic Development Corporation, which is about to redevelop two waterfront sites immediately adjacent to the ferry terminal. Yet even though EDC touts the unparalleled transit access at the sites, which are currently surface parking lots, […]

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