The Metropolitan Transit Authority released its 515-page third draft of its plan to redesign Queens’ bus network as the attempt to improve riders’ experiences and reduce congestion on Queens streets continues.
“Flushing is a shining example of what a busway can do.”
Read More“We would not be the huge city we are without mass transit like we have.”
Read More“This Court may not invade the province of the Commissioner of DOT”
Read MoreA Queens judge will receive final paperwork from the DOT and a group of business leaders suing to stop the project Monday.
Read More“By prioritizing bus riders on one of the city's busiest streets, the busway will also serve as a beacon of equity in a diverse community.”
Read MoreAs a Manhattan Supreme Court judge hears oral arguments in a class action lawsuit against the MTA Wednesday, advocates for the rights of the disabled will rally across the street and at concurrent events throughout the city.
Read MoreA coalition of transit advocacy groups and local lawmakers gathered in Jamaica on Thursday to describe a list of recommendations from Queens commuters to improve the MTA’s transformational boroughwide bus redesign plan.
Read MoreThat’s still better than 2018.
Read MoreThe plan also promises to boost Queens bus speeds, streamline routes and better connect commuters with key destinations.
Read More“There are elderly people along the Q42 who have no other means of transportation in and out of their respective neighborhoods without this service.”
Read MoreBuses travel an average of 3 mph during the p.m. peak on Fresh Pond Road between Metropolitan Avenue and Putnam Avenue.
Read MoreUnder the bill, drivers who violate bus lane laws more than four times in a 12-month period are subject to a $250 fine.
Read MoreReducing transit fares by way of programs such as the city’s Fair Fares initiative greatly benefits low-income residents without overcrowding transit.
Read More“Riders have worked tirelessly to win bus lanes. But it will all come to nothing if those lanes are blocked and the rules go unenforced.”
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