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Mayor Creates More Busways — And Makes 14th Street Permanently Car-Free
It's not 60 miles, but it's a start.
June 8, 2020
MTA: City Must Create 60 Miles Of Bus Lanes For Phase 1 Reopening
The MTA issued a public request that the city install 60 miles of bus lanes and busways in all five boroughs as the city approaches the first phase of economic reopening.
June 4, 2020
Everyone to Mayor: We Need 40 Miles of Dedicated Bus Lanes Now
It's the busway or the highway — and that's the problem.
May 28, 2020
Talking Headways Podcast: We Can Learn from Portland’s ‘Rose Lanes’ Busways
Here's a podcast that Mayor de Blasio should listen to: A Portland official describes the benefits of multiple busways!
May 28, 2020
Deep Dive: The Mayor’s ‘Surface Transportation’ Panel is Heavy on Car Interests
We reached out to ever member of the panel. Here's a full, long, scintillating report.
May 14, 2020
Council To Mayor: Bus Service Needs Improvements, Not Cuts
"Bus service has powered the city’s emergency response, providing critical service to frontline workers — 75 percent of whom are people of color,” 13 Council Members wrote.
May 13, 2020
Queens Pol (And Would-Be Borough President) Demands a Busway in Jamaica
Council Member Donovan Richards — who is also running for Beep — said Archer Avenue in Jamaica should go car free to support better transit.
March 6, 2020
ANALYSIS: For Faster Bronx Buses, Get Rid of Cars
Until the city commits to more busways, the MTA's bus-network redesign amounts to tinkering. Bring on the red paint!
March 2, 2020
MTA Revives Old Proposal For Busway Underneath M Train
Ridgewood could be next in line for a genuine, bona-fide, car-defying Busway.
February 13, 2020
Op-Ed: The Queens Bus-Network Redesign May Hurt Transit Deserts
The MTA plan would strand Eastern Queens residents and send them back to their cars. But better, cheaper LIRR access could be a game changer.
January 27, 2020
