Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about bus lanes

Bx. 5 bus traveling on Story Avenue. Photo: Fiifi Frimpong

PARKING MADNESS: Bronx Electeds Oppose Dedicated Bus Lane that Would Help Tens of Thousands of Straphangers

By Fiifi Frimpong | Jul 30, 2021 | No Comments

A group of Bronx elected officials is opposing a much-needed dedicated bus lane in Soundview because it would remove some parking spaces.

Here’s Your Big Chance To Guide The Streets Master Plan

By Dave Colon | Jul 7, 2021 | No Comments

Uncle DOT wants YOU ... to fight for street safety. So fill out the Streets Master Plan survey!

Two buses back-up behind a delivery vehicle parked in the bus stop along narrow St. Johns Place. File photo: Isaac Blasenstein

STRINGER AUDIT: The MTA Doesn’t Really Know if its Express Buses are Performing Well

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 30, 2021 | No Comments

The MTA does not do a good job assessing the performance of its express bus system and considers it good enough if a bus line has an on-time rate of 60 percent, according to a new audit by Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Northern Boulevard at 100th Street. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Plan To Tame Northern Blvd. Needs Work, Advocates Say

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 28, 2021 | No Comments

“We have waited a very, very long time. It doesn’t go far enough," said Jim Burke, the former chairman of the Fix Northern Boulevard campaign.

The constituents DOT cares about. Photo: Google Maps

The Fifth Avenue Busway Is Stalled Exactly Where It Was Last Year

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 23, 2021 | No Comments

It’s deja-vu on Fifth Avenue.

An express bus using the new lane on Battery Place. Photo: Henry Beers Shenk

DOT Unveils New Bus Lane on Battery Place, Improving the Staten Island Bus Commute

By Henry Beers Shenk | Jun 10, 2021 | No Comments

The Department of Transportation has fixed one of the notorious snarls for the Staten Island-bound bus commuter. We hope Tom Wrobleski is watching!

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