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Kiss Me On The Bus(way): A Mass Transportation Playlist
What we need is music to remind us of the joy, the efficiency and yes, the messiness of the bus and the train. And we at Streetsblog have put together a whole playlist about our humble transit system. Give a listen!
November 8, 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
Bronx Bus Redesign Spaces Out Stops, Beefs Up Crosstown Service
The MTA's plan for a redesigned Bronx bus network increases the distance between stops; adds all-door boarding across the system; plus adds frequency on three crosstown routes, a must-have for a borough with no crosstown subway lines.
October 23, 2019
Op-Ed: Let’s Build Bus and Bike Infrastructure Together
It is disappointing that, as the boroughs finally modernize their bus services with bus lanes, stop-consolidation and more, cycling again seems left out of the picture.
October 23, 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
Data: No Side Street Trafficopalyse Near 14th Street Busway
"In most instances, a radical change causes havoc until a new ‘normal’ is established, but in this case it did not," a traffic analyst wrote.
October 16, 2019
AirTrain Fare Hike Could Send Riders to the Roads
A regressive move that won't help help regional congestion or economic goals.
October 4, 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
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
