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Two New Busways Open in Jamaica, But Locals, Pols Still Wary for Some Reason
Will it be the most “impactful bus improvements” in the city’s history, as Mayor de Blasio called it? Well, it's a start.
November 1, 2021
Eyes on the Street: The Jay Street Busway is Being Undermined by Illegal Car Traffic
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."
October 26, 2021
DOT (Finally) Moves Forward With Jamaica Busway, Announced in Mid-2020
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.
September 30, 2021
PARKING MADNESS: Bronx Electeds Oppose Dedicated Bus Lane that Would Help Tens of Thousands of Straphangers
A group of Bronx elected officials is opposing a much-needed dedicated bus lane in Soundview because it would remove some parking spaces.
July 30, 2021
Here’s Your Big Chance To Guide The Streets Master Plan
Uncle DOT wants YOU ... to fight for street safety. So fill out the Streets Master Plan survey!
July 7, 2021
THE BRUUUUCE EXCUSE: Jersey Pol Cites Springsteen as a Reason to Oppose Congestion Pricing
"Springsteen's on Broadway, so everyone in New Jersey is going to Broadway and people [are] having a lot of trouble now for the first time really getting in and out of the city," Rep. Mikie Sherrill.
July 1, 2021
Four New Bronx Metro-North Stations Are A Good Time to Talk about Fair Rail Fares
Yes, Bronx residents will get amazing commuter-rail service — but what will the fare be? No one is talking.
May 13, 2021
This Is Happening: Feds Let MTA Do Simpler Environmental Review of Congestion Pricing
The Era of No Malarkey has come to New York public transportation.
March 30, 2021
State Comptroller Dashboard Shows Who Has Been Riding The Subway
The tool shows that that nine out of 10 neighborhoods that had the highest subway ridership in February, 2021 are in Queens or the Bronx.
March 19, 2021
Early Data Show Flushing Busway Already Speeding Up Buses
“The key to an effective bus system is well-enforced bus priority,” said MTA bus boss Craig Cipriano.
February 23, 2021
