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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
Raised Boarding Platforms Will Make 14th Street Busway Even Better
On-street bus-boarding platforms will make bus service even better.
November 6, 2019
Op-Ed: Fordham Road is the Busway We Need Next
In the city's third-largest shopping district, buses crawl, drivers kill and fumes endanger people and the environment. Time for a new busway.
November 5, 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
LIVE FROM THE BUSWAY: Car Drivers Surrender on Day 1
Drivers didn't bother to show up for what the New York Times believes is a "war on cars."
October 3, 2019
The 14th Street Busway Starts Thursday — But Enforcement Won’t Start ‘Til December
Drivers will get several months of grace period before being slapped with tickets for breaking the roadway's car-free rules.
October 2, 2019
City Finally Wins! Ridgewood Bus Lane is ‘Rational’ and ‘Makes Perfect Sense’
Justice Joseph Esposito said, basically, that it's time for car owners to stop thinking the roads only belong to them.
September 23, 2019
Circus Comes to Fresh Pond Road as Judge Visits a Bus Lane to Assess Legality
As people gathered to protest government inaction on climate change on Friday, a Queens judge walked nine blocks to decide if the city can prioritize tens of thousands of transit riders over a few dozen car owners.
September 20, 2019
