OPINION: It is Time to Revive the 34th Street Busway
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As Gov. Hochul talks up her plans for Penn Station, our trains need a rapid transit link now more than ever.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bus Rapid Transit
Wait, What? Does Mayor Adams Really Think Our Transit System is the Best in the World?
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An otherwise unrelated press conference veers into shaky territory for the new mayor.
Despite End of Holiday Season, DOT Has No Update on Long-Stalled Fifth Ave. Project
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New mayor, same old problem. We are nearly two weeks into the New Year and the city still doesn’t have a plan for restarting the long-delayed redesign of Fifth Avenue — a street improvement project announced by former Mayor de Blasio in 2020, delayed and watered-down, but then scheduled to begin “after the holidays” of […]
Eyes on the Street: The Jay Street Busway is Being Undermined by Illegal Car Traffic
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One year after the Jay Street Busway was boosting bus speeds for almost 50,000 daily riders, commutes for long-suffering bus riders are slowing as more drivers flout the basic rule, "No cars allowed."
DOT (Finally) Moves Forward With Jamaica Busway, Announced in Mid-2020
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The city has started installing a pair of long-delayed parallel busways in Downtown Jamaica, despite local pols’ objections that the agency is simultaneously doing too much and too little to help the neighborhood.
SEE IT: In Boston, Bus Rapid Transit Works
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The transit system in the Hub of the Universe is undergoing a long overdue transformation thanks to expansion of dedicated space for buses.