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Team Pedestrian Trounces Team Bus in Annual ‘Crosstown Bus Challenge’
Pedestrians beat the bus — but maybe for the last time?
DOT Reveals Transformational Plan For Flatbush Ave. — But Needs To Get The Details Right
The bus-first transformation is an ambitious project that could speed buses by 20 percent while also calming the roadway's notorious traffic. But it's not perfect.
Here’s A Bus Rapid Transit Plan For New York … If the City Cares
It sure beats the current method of guessing or simply basing the route on how strongly a given neighborhood opposes or supports it.
Why No BRT For NYC? Two New Reports Tackle Why Your Bus Service Sucks
Years of bus priority projects barely made a dent in speeds because Big Apple leaders won't install real bus rapid transit, two recent reports argue.
Memo to Mayor Adams: Reliable Buses Start with You
Congestion pricing’s success and legacy depends on improving bus service. Mayor Adams must act.
Opinion: We Need a Miracle on 42nd Street
Imagine if 42nd Street was transformed from a gritty through-route full of vehicles and fumes into one with much wider sidewalks and bus rapid transit!
The Definition of Great BRT Is Changing Fast — And Most of the U.S. Isn’t Measuring Up
A top international transportation organization is setting the record straight about what BRT is – and what it should aspire to be in 2024.
Indianapolis’ BRT Mess the Troubling Power of ‘State Preemption’
What happens when state legislatures try to stop sustainable transportation projects that city dwellers badly want? Indianapolis provides a troubling case study.
‘We’ve Done An Amazing Job Building Bus Lanes,’ Says Mayor Who Keeps Killing Bus Lanes
It must be Opposite Day in Albany as Mayor Adams said something that is literally counter to the facts.
Upcoming G Train Closures Demand Bus-Only Lane to Keep Riders Moving
More people ride the G (150,000) than use the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (130,000). But a lengthy shutdown of the BQE would be national news.
