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Eyes on the Street: Select Bus Lanes Appear on 125th Street
Following the installation of off-board fare payment machines last month, Select Bus Service lanes are going in on 125th Street. Joseph Cutrufo of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign posted this pic on Twitter yesterday.
May 9, 2014
Are the Subways Getting Worse? Depends on How You Measure It
Yesterday the Straphangers Campaign released a report that shows the number of subway incidents that result in a significant delay in 2013 rose 35 percent from 2011. "The increase in alerts is a troubling sign that subway service is deteriorating," said Gene Russianoff of the Straphangers Campaign.
May 7, 2014
Garodnick Bill Would Give Transit Riders a Tax Break
A City Council bill from Dan Garodnick could save a lot of transit riders a nice chunk of change.
April 28, 2014
Trottenberg: The Goal Is to Roll Out 13 New SBS Routes in Four Years
It's been a big week for buses. Public meetings kicked off for Select Bus Service on Woodhaven Boulevard, signs of SBS are starting to crop up on 125th Street, and news broke that bus lanes are coming to Utica Avenue. After Wednesday's infrastructure forum, I caught up with Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg to discuss the de Blasio administration's commitment to speed up bus service citywide.
April 25, 2014
Will de Blasio Make Good on His Pledge to Build Great Bus Rapid Transit?
During his campaign for mayor, Bill de Blasio called for the creation of a citywide, "world-class" Bus Rapid Transit network consisting of at least 20 routes. These new routes would provide a crucial link for communities beyond the reach of subways and speed trips that are poorly served by the city's Manhattan-centric rail system.
April 1, 2014
Senate Joins Assembly in Rejecting Cuomo’s $40 Million Transit Raid
This week kicked off with news that Speaker Sheldon Silver would remove Governor Andrew Cuomo's $40 million transit raid from the Assembly's budget plan. Today comes word [PDF] that the State Senate has followed suit, rejecting the transit raid in its own budget resolution.
March 14, 2014
Eyes on the Street: Real-Time Bus Arrival Display on Nostrand Ave [Updated]
New York finally has real-time bus arrival information and excellent route maps posted at bus stops. Or rather, at least one bus stop has this info, and it looks like the kind of thing that should spread to a lot more bus stops.
March 13, 2014
TLC Tells City Council It’s Looking to Get Dangerous Cabbies Off the Road
Here are more highlights from Thursday's City Council transportation committee budget hearing.
March 7, 2014
Electeds Want MTA Onboard With Vision Zero After Latest Pedestrian Death
Electeds and advocates called for changes at the MTA and for Mayor de Blasio to focus street safety resources on northern Brooklyn after another pedestrian was killed by a bus driver this weekend.
March 3, 2014
Was the Victim of the Jackson Heights MTA Bus Crash Jaywalking? [Updated]
Update: NYPD identified the victim as Martha Tibillin-Guamug, 25, according to the Times Ledger.
February 4, 2014