Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Buses

It's going to take a lot of work to make a home for electric buses. Photo: MTA

Report: City Needs to Do Lots of Legwork to be Hospitable to Electric Buses

By Dave Colon | Dec 4, 2020 | No Comments

It's not just plug-and-play. Officials need to do more work to secure the pollution-free transit future.

Many residents of Eastern Queens would like to get out of using cars but are stymied by the lack of transit options, Citi Bikes, and protected bike lanes, says City Council hopeful Deepti Sharma (pictured here at a bus stop in her district).

OPINION: Envisioning a Carless Future for Eastern Queens

By Deepti Sharma | Dec 2, 2020 | No Comments

Weaning residents off automobiles requires giving them accessible mobility options, a Council hopeful argues.

A Round and a Roundy: The Real Story Behind Delayed Busways

By Streetsblog | Nov 17, 2020 | No Comments

All of Bill Roundy's cartoons are instant classics, but this is his greatest of all time, incorporating metaphor, pop culture references and, of course, Sleepy de Blasio.

The city must stop building a Flushing version of this busway, a judge ruled. File photo: Dave Colon

BREAKING: Judge Halts Flushing Busway as Opponents Sue the City

By Julianne Cuba | Nov 13, 2020 | No Comments

Council Member Peter Koo and his anti-transit cronies just TRO the Flushing busway right under the bus!

MTA Bus Boss: All-Electric Fleet is Still Years Away, Even With Fed Help

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 12, 2020 | No Comments

Hours after the Biden-Harris transition team declared its support for "zero-emission" transit fleets, we reached out to MTA Bus President Craig Cipriano to get his take.

Coming to Washington Heights this spring! File photo: Dave Colon

DOT: 181st Street Busway is Not Likely For This Year

By Dave Colon | Nov 3, 2020 | No Comments

We thought only Brooklyn Dodger fans said, "Wait 'til next year!" Apparently, the mayor does, too.

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