The improved speeds helped fuel pre-pandemic increases in ridership as well, with ridership up 24 percent on M14 SBS service. On the 14th Street busway, travel times have improved by 36 percent in the last year from pre-busway travel times. These projects, developed over the next several months in coordination with the MTA, will be designed to serve bus riders in critical areas of the city.ĭedicated bus lanes and busways have yielded what the MTA has characterized as “outstanding” results throughout the city in recent years. Starting in 2022, DOT will embark on major projects to add or improve 20 miles of bus lanes, including up to five new busway pilots. MTA and DOT officials indicated that they agree that bus lanes and busways are among the most effective tools for increasing bus speeds. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the City Department of Transportation on Monday announced an ambitious plan to improve NYC’s expansive-and largely painfully slow-bus network.

“This new plan utilizes everything in our toolbox to speed up travel times, giving New Yorkers a clear incentive to choose the bus as their mode of choice,” NYC Transit Interim President Cipriano said. MTA, City DOT Announce Plan to Improve NYC Bus Service

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