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.
Source: Brooklyn ReaderTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: While recently attending Councilman Chaim Deutsch’s site visit at Avenue R and Nostrand Avenue [/commute-local-pols-fight-addition-avenue-r-select-bus-service-sbs-bus-stop/], in an attempt to convince the MTA to convert the current local bus stop into a local bus stop that would accommodate Select Bus Service (SBS) buses as
MTA representative Andrew Inglesby responding to a request to add Avenue R as an SBS Bus Stop. Photo by Allan RosenTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Since the elimination of B44 Limited service and initiation of the B44 Select Bus Service [/the-b44-sbs-is-now-operational/] (SBS) on November 17, 2013, bus riders using the Avenue
Ralph Kramden, the granddaddy of Brooklyn bus drivers. Source: WikipediaTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: My thoughts about bus drivers are mixed. On the one hand, I appreciate the difficult job they have, driving in traffic, which is never easy, and being responsible for the safety of so many passengers and pedestrians.
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It’s all your fault, California Chrome. Bad horsey! Source: WikipediaTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Last winter, thousands of people waited three hours for New Jersey Transit trains at the Meadowlands to go home from the Super Bowl. That was mentioned last February in our discussion about how transit riders continually
All images courtesy of Allan RosenTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: It was with much fanfare, just over a year ago, that the city unveiled its new parking regulatory signs [/new-no-parking-signs-are-appearing-in-sheepshead-bay-and-more/]. However, at least in this area, they have barely made an impact thus far because the older signs are only being
Source: bustime.mta.info/THE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Bus Time was first rolled out in the Bronx and Staten Island. Later it was expanded to Manhattan and finally Brooklyn and Queens. It is a system that predicts bus arrival times using a computer, mobile device or by sending a text
A familiar sight: Next bus please! Source: afagen / FlickrTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: They do not keep their promises, tell different communities different stories, and they mislead. In my March 31 article, I promised to keep you informed regarding any MTA response I receive regarding my continual complaints about B1 and
Source: DHFixAtlantic / TwitterTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: On Page 11 of the Vision Zero [http://www.nyc.gov/html/visionzero/pdf/nyc-vision-zero-action-plan.pdf] plan, the city has proposed lowering the speed limit on 25 city arterial roads to 25 MPH. This has already begun. Now the New York State Senate and
The B44 SBS. Source: Patrick Cashin / MTA / FlickrTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Last week, in Part 1 [/mta-incompetently-operating-b44-b36-buses-part-1-2/], I presented some findings from two hours of observing the B44 and B36 at Nostrand Avenue and Avenue Z. Here are the remainder of my findings and some conclusions and recommendations. You can
The B44 SBS. Source: Patrick Cashin / MTA / FlickrTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: After five years of planning, on November 17, 2013 the MTA began operating Select Bus Service (SBS) on the B44 in Brooklyn. The MTA believed that by providing a speedier bus service to the Flatbush-Nostrand Junction from Sheepshead Bay,
THE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Last winter, I reported about the hazards of potholes [/of-government-hypocrisy-part-1-of-2/], how they cause cars to become disabled, tie up traffic and pose a general safety hazard. A car swerving in order to avoid hitting a deep pothole can easily swerve into the path of a pedestrian
Source: Leach84 / FlickrTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Have things really changed that much since I went to school? The way it used to be was, you first identified a problem. Then you did a study to gather data, which included soliciting opinions from those affected. You looked at the past, at