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Another ‘Busway’ Success: Fresh Pond Road Commuters are Getting Better Service
Bus speeds along Fresh Pond Road in Queens — where the city removed some metered parking to create a dedicated bus route during the evening rush hour — have improved by 125 percent.
November 15, 2019
MTA Will Spend $249M On New Cops to Save $200M on Fare Evasion
Guess this is why they don't call it the Mathematics Transportation Authority.
November 14, 2019
Wednesday’s Headline: TV News Gets it (Mostly) Right This Time Edition
A WPIX11 segment (featuring our old man editor!) basically let drivers off the hook — but it did call for better and more protected bike lanes, so we can't fully complain. That and the other news in today's headlines!
November 13, 2019
De Blasio’s ‘Churro Crackdown’ Should Be Death Knell of Cuomo’s Plan for 500 More Subway Cops: Advocates
Never have so many people disagreed about something so basic — whether the city should allocate expensive police resources to detain and harass people who sell churros in the subway.
November 11, 2019
Raised Boarding Platforms Will Make 14th Street Busway Even Better
On-street bus-boarding platforms will make bus service even better.
November 6, 2019
Advocates: MTA Using Money It Doesn’t Have to Hire Cops It Doesn’t Need
Run the system better — that's the key.
November 4, 2019
Bronx Bus Redesign Spaces Out Stops, Beefs Up Crosstown Service
The MTA's plan for a redesigned Bronx bus network increases the distance between stops; adds all-door boarding across the system; plus adds frequency on three crosstown routes, a must-have for a borough with no crosstown subway lines.
October 23, 2019
NYPD Is Finally Writing Up More Drivers Who Block Bus Lanes
Cops are writing more tickets, but what we really need are more cameras, which do a much better job at ticketing car drivers than cops (in cars).
October 21, 2019
Even More Data Shows That City’s ‘Car-Ban’ on 14th Street is Making Buses Work
"We've shown what can be done if you have true transit priority, and I'd love to replicate that elsewhere," NYCT President Andy Byford said on Thursday afternoon.
October 17, 2019
Buspocalypse Nah: Commerce Doing Just Fine On 14th Street As Busway Hits Day 4
"The street looks better, it's nice," one customer at Joe's Pizza said. "It's ridiculous, I don't know any New Yorker who would take a cab just to get a slice of pizza."
October 8, 2019
