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CLARION CALL: Straphangers Demand Better Bus Service
Last week's historic 34th Street bus challenge — in which Team Pedestrian once again trounced the M34 — reiterated the age old question: Where is the damn bus and why don't our elected officials care?
August 19, 2025
RED LIGHT: Tremont Ave. Busway is the Latest Project Stalled by City Hall
Another day, another busway delay.
August 18, 2025
Mamdani Promises New Path For Bus Projects As MTA Leader Finally Loses Patience With Mayor Adams
The Democratic nominee says he'll only ask one thing when determining which bus improvements will go forward: will it serve bus riders.
August 8, 2025
Team Pedestrian Trounces Team Bus in Annual ‘Crosstown Bus Challenge’
Pedestrians beat the bus — but maybe for the last time?
August 8, 2025
It’s Back! 34th Street Busway Revived In Midtown Rezoning Deal
The Adams administration has agreed to create a 34th Street busway as part an agreement to rezone a slice of Midtown.
August 6, 2025
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.
August 1, 2025
Civic Panel Dings Adams For Cutting Bike and Bus Lanes Out of Fifth Av. Redesign
Mayor Adams's scaled down redesign of Fifth Avenue isn't a "real solution" to safety issues on the packed retail corridor, Manhattan Community Board 5 said.
July 14, 2025
‘Rush’ Routes Debut in Queens Bus Map Overhaul More Than Five Years in the Making
The MTA's new "rush" routes make fewer stops in busy downtown areas to avoid wasted time merging in and out of traffic.
July 7, 2025
Flatbush Ave. Could Be Brooklyn’s First Great Transitway (If It’s Done Right)
DOT wants to install a center-running bus lane on Flatbush Avenue north of Grand Army Plaza this year, but will Mayor Adams get cold feet?
June 9, 2025
Decision 2025: Mayoral Question 2 Seeks Answers on Slow Buses
Question 2: Mayor Adams didn't speed up buses. How would you? Let's hear from the top candidates...
May 5, 2025
