Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bus Rapid Transit

What’s Next for Select Bus Service in New York?

By Stephen Miller | Sep 11, 2014 | 8 Comments

Last night, Streetsblog and the New York Transit Museum hosted a discussion on the future of Bus Rapid Transit in New York. Mayor de Blasio has pledged to implement “world-class” BRT, and DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg has promised a stepped-up timetable for expansion of Select Bus Service, New York’s brand of enhanced bus. But what will […]

First Phase of Woodhaven Bus Upgrades Coming This Fall. Then What?

By Stephen Miller | Aug 26, 2014 | 16 Comments

Select Bus Service on Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards is coming to Queens in two phases. The first round, due early this fall, will bring nearly two miles of painted bus lanes and a road diet for service roads along more than a mile of Woodhaven Boulevard [PDF]. DOT has said it will release a […]

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Buenos Aires: Building a People-Friendly City

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jul 30, 2014 | No Comments

Buenos Aires is fast becoming one of the most admired cities in the world when it comes to reinventing streets and transportation. Just over a year ago, the city launched MetroBus BRT (constructed in less than seven months) on 9 de Julio Avenue, which may be the world’s widest street. The transformation of four general […]

Queens Residents Speak Up for Bus Rapid Transit on Woodhaven

By Stephen Miller | Jul 22, 2014 | 46 Comments

Woodhaven Boulevard is one of the city’s most dangerous roads — eight pedestrians were killed there from 2010 to 2012, more than any other street in Queens. And while bus riders make 30,000 trips on Woodhaven each day, they’re slowed down by congestion and awkwardly designed service roads. The MTA and DOT are working on a redesign […]

Hints About Woodhaven BRT at MTA Reinvention Commission Panel

By Stephen Miller | Jul 16, 2014 | 5 Comments

The “transportation reinvention commission” convened at the request of Governor Andrew Cuomo kicked off its public hearings yesterday with a panel of experts at MTA headquarters. Appointees, still trying to figure out the commission’s exact role, chewed over some of the region’s big transportation issues in a discussion that mostly lacked specifics. Still, there were […]

The Case for Center-Running Bus Lanes on Woodhaven Boulevard

By Ben Fried | Jul 10, 2014 | 71 Comments

The proposal to improve bus service on Woodhaven Boulevard and Cross Bay Boulevard in Queens is the most exciting street redesign in the works in New York City right now, with the potential to break new ground for bus riders and dramatically improve safety. With as many as five lanes in each direction, Woodhaven Boulevard […]

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