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Can Buses Be Better?

More than 2 million riders take buses every day, and they are critical transit resources to outer-borough neighborhoods, the disabled and some of the elderly. Yet buses have been neglected in the debate over New York City’s transit crisis. Is there a way to give passengers a better ride?

Mayor’s Senior-Friendly Initiatives Undercut by Poor Bus Service, New Report Says

By Jeanmarie Evelly | December 14, 2018

A new book released by the transit advocacy group Riders Alliance on Thursday details the experiences of Bronx seniors as they traverse the bus system.

New MTA Plan Proposes ‘Top-to-Bottom Transformation’ of City’s Sluggish Bus System

By Jeanmarie Evelly | April 23, 2018

The MTA and NYC Transit unveiled their Bus Action Plan on Monday, an effort to transform the city’s bus network and address declining ridership numbers.

CITY WIRE: THE BLOG

Beaucoups Bids to Block Buses Blossom

By Jarrett Murphy | April 4, 2018

A slow-evolving plan to create better bus service is encountering resistance in two boroughs.

UrbaNerd: Is Your Bus Getting Crowded … or Lonely?

By Jarrett Murphy | March 14, 2018

Likely because of service problems, bus ridership overall has been shrinking. But that’s more true for some lines than others, and on some bus routes, ridership is on the way up.

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Will Fixes for the NYC Bus System Arrive Faster Than NYC Buses Do?

By Jarrett Murphy | March 13, 2018

The mayor has proposed expanded select bus service. The roll-out is too slow for many advocates. Meanwhile, bus drivers say increased bus-lane enforcement is necessary.

Health and Environment

Video: Your 2-Minute Briefing on the NYC Bus System

By Marc Bussanich and Jarrett Murphy | March 9, 2018

What’s wrong with the city’s buses? What’s right with them?

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MTA’s Bus Plan Will Rethink Routes, Target Congestion

By Jarrett Murphy | March 8, 2018

The authority’s chairman gave a few hints about what the forthcoming ‘bus action plan’ will look like.

The Ride

City Buses Are Slow, Unreliable and What Many Disabled & Aging NYers Rely On

By Angely Mercado | March 7, 2018

Because so little of the subway system is accessible to the mobility impaired, buses play a vital role for people living with disabilities or aging New Yorkers who have trouble navigating stairs. But crowding and delays affect those riders even more than others.

The Ride

Riders Want City to Speed Up New Technology for Buses

By Angely Mercado | March 6, 2018

Advocates says City Hall, the governor’s office and the MTA should look to cities across the country and in other countries for technological advances that could make buses reliable.

The Ride

While Subways Get the Spotlight, Bus Riders’ Frustration Grows as Numbers Dwindle

By Angely Mercado | March 5, 2018

Pols don’t pose at bus stops like they do at subway stations. There isn’t an action plan for the bus system or as much information about the number of delays or what they cost commuters. But the days of buses being the neglected element of the city’s transit network might be coming to an end.

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