Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Walter Hook

The MTA expects only 5 to 15 percent of the 275,000 daily passengers affected by the L train shutdown to use the bus. Image: MTA

There’s a Big Red Flag in the MTA’s Ridership Projections for the L Train Shutdown

By David Meyer | Mar 8, 2017 | 21 Comments

Preliminary travel forecasts for the looming L train shutdown suggest the MTA and DOT are aiming too low with plans to provide bus service for affected transit riders, according to Walter Hook of BRT Planning International.

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Taking the Guesswork Out of Rating BRT: An Interview With Walter Hook

By John Greenfield | Mar 13, 2013 | No Comments

There’s a new global benchmark for rating bus rapid transit projects. Yesterday the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy released the BRT Standard 2013, which lays out the requirements for bus routes to qualify as BRT and scores 50 systems in 35 cities around the world as basic, bronze, silver, or gold based on various […]

Bus Rapid Transit Designs for East Side Avenues Still in Flux

By Ben Fried | Nov 13, 2009 | 62 Comments

Earlier this week DOT and the MTA showed plans for Bus Rapid Transit on the east side of Manhattan to the Seaport/Civic Center committee of Community Board 1. With implementation scheduled for next September, the question of how to allot space on First and Second Avenues is increasingly urgent. Robust bus improvements paired with protected […]

The Crossroads of the World Goes Car-Free

By Aaron Naparstek | May 26, 2009 | 29 Comments

I’ve lived in New York City for just about twenty years now but yesterday was my first trip to Times Square. Sure, I’ve been to Times Square before. Plenty of times. But until yesterday Times Square had never ever been a destination for me. Rather, it had always been a place to avoid or, if […]

BRT and New York City, Part 4: Getting It Right

By Ben Fried | Feb 27, 2009 | 25 Comments

What BRT might look like on First or Second Avenue. Photosim by Carly Clark/Livable Streets Initiative. We conclude our discussion with ITDP director Walter Hook with a look at potential BRT configurations. In yesterday’s installment, Hook noted that the best BRT systems incorporate both local and express services within exclusive busways, which requires three lanes […]

BRT and New York City, Part 3: Ingredients of a Great BRT Corridor

By Ben Fried | Feb 26, 2009 | 7 Comments

An ITDP proposal for BRT on 34th Street. Rendering by Luc Nadal and Mark De Decker. This is the third of four installments in our interview with ITDP director Walter Hook about Bus Rapid Transit in New York City. Be sure to catch the first and second parts if you haven’t yet. In this installment […]

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