Allan Rosen is a former director of MTA NYCT Bus Planning with three decades of experience in transportation and a Master's Degree in Urban Planning.
THE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: The MTA is proposing Select Bus Service (SBS) on the B46 Utica Avenue bus route scheduled for autumn implementation this year. It was scheduled for discussion at the MTA Transit Committee meeting this past May 18. The information is provided on the ‘Staff Summary,’ on pages
Two of the three East River crossings, circa 1981. Source: WikipediaTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: The answer is obvious to all the car haters out there. However, those who are more objective in their analysis have legitimate reasons to oppose such a plan. Among those is Queens Councilman Rory Lancman. He
Source: Wikimedia (Adam E. Moreira)THE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Yesterday [/the-commute-how-successful-are-the-mtas-new-bus-routes-part-1-of-2/], we showed how the average number of passengers carried per bus for routes discontinued in 2010 was 17.06. New York City Transit (NYCT) instituted five new routes in 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2014. These were the B32, B84,
Source: Wikimedia (Adam E. Moreira)THE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Last week [/the-commute-we-now-have-definitive-proof-select-bus-service-sbs-is-a-failure-part-2-of-2/] , we used 2014 ridership data to determine how well the MTA’s Select Bus Service (SBS) routes were performing compared to local and limited routes. We determined that only two of the seven routes performed better than the
The B44 SBS. Source: Patrick Cashin / MTA / FlickrTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Yesterday [/the-commute-we-now-have-definitive-proof-select-bus-service-sbs-is-a-failure-part-1-of-2/] , we looked at SBS routes in the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island. Today we examine the B44 SBS in Brooklyn and future routes. Brooklyn Annual ridership on the B44 is down by 4.4 percent as compared
The Bx12 SBS on East Fordham Road and Webster Avenue in the Bronx. Source: Wikimedia / AEMoreira042281THE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: We know this because 2014 ridership figures [http://web.mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ridership_bus_annual.htm] are now available. The two metrics the MTA have been using to tout
Lithograph by Nathaniel Currier (1846). Source: WikipediaTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: The heart of a democratic society is being responsive to its citizens. A dictatorship does whatever it wants. However, our transportation agencies have been more dictatorial than responsive. I wrote about inefficient bus management at Kingsborough Community College here [/commute-mta-bus-service-mismanagement/
Source: Brooklyn ReaderTHE COMMUTE [allan%20rosen, buses, commuting, department of transportation, mass transit, mta, public transportation, subways, the commute, trains]: Last Thursday, I attended the first of three Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) / Select Bus Service (SBS) Woodhaven / Cross Bay Boulevard workshops and asked a Department of Transportation (DOT) consultant a
Source: FacebookTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Mayor Bill de Blasio wants us to ‘stand up’ for transportation… yet he won’t do the same. It’s true. Our roads and bridges are crumbling. [/five-structurally-unsound-belt-parkway-bridges-are-also-most-heavily-travelled/] It’s not only the bridges but also the high number of potholes that appear every winter
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Click to enlargeTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Why should this concern readers of Sheepshead Bites? Well, if you drive to Queens using Woodhaven Boulevard, chances are this will no longer be an option for you. Due to greatly increased traffic congestion, Woodhaven Boulevard will no longer be the best alternative. Your
Source: Brooklyn ReaderTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: New Yorkers started paying more last week to ride the buses and trains. The MTA claims it needs the extra money to provide better service, but will the extra money result in better service, or will it just disappear into the MTA’s black
Photo by Allan RosenTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: We wrote about this subject numerous times. In 2012, we caught the MTA with their pants down [/mta-caught-with-their-pants-down-part-ii/http:/bklyner.com/2012/06/mta-caught-with-their-pants-down-part-ii/] . In 2014, we documented jam-packed B36 buses at Nostrand Avenue and Avenue Z, while the B44 and B44 SBS