Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Buses

The Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan. Photo: Port Authority

Port Authority Must Reopen Crucial Bus Lane, Riders And Advocates Say

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 18, 2020 | No Comments

Public transit riders get screwed as car drivers reclaim a dedicated bus lane on the Manhattan-bound Lincoln Tunnel approach road.

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

Bus-Mounted Cameras Have Issued 40,000 Tix Since October

By Dave Colon | Aug 7, 2020 | No Comments

And cameras will be added to the M23 SBS, M34 SBS and M86 SBS on Monday.

Council Member Peter Koo during the DOT press conference in July. Photo provided by a source

Queens Pol Chants ‘Business Lives Matter!’ In Opposing Flushing Busway

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 30, 2020 | No Comments

Council Member Peter Koo appropriated the Black Lives Matter movement on Thursday.

Crowds on dangerous Flushing Main Street. The City Council is considering a rezoning that would add more cars to the area. Photo: Steven Vago

Opinion: Mayor de Blasio Must Stay Course on Flushing Busway

By Mel Gagarin | Jul 22, 2020 | No Comments

A proposed busway on car-choked Main Street is drawing opposition from business owners. But it would help transit riders, pedestrians and — ultimately — merchants.

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

Good News, Bad News: Riders Return To Buses — But Speeds Are Dropping

By Dave Colon | Jul 21, 2020 | No Comments

Riders are getting back on the bus, but speeds are also dropping to pre-pandemic levels because of an increase in both riders and traffic, new MTA data show.

More please, says the Council. File photo: Dave Colon

Pols Ramp Up Demand for De Blasio to Help Long-Suffering Bus Riders

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 11, 2020 | No Comments

Dear Mayor de Blasio: Why are you consigning bus riders to "miserable" service?

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