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B44 SBS on dedicated bus lane.The warning period is over and starting today, December 30, those found blocking the B44 SBS Bus lane will get tickets with fines up to $250, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced. Tickets will be issued based on evidence collected by cameras mounted to
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The B44 SBS. Source: Patrick Cashin / MTA / FlickrSHEEPSHEAD – It’s been a long time coming, but there will finally be a new stop on the B44 Select Bus Service (SBS) route at Avenue R and Nostrand Avenue. B44 Select Bus route connects Shore Parkway in Sheepshead Bay to Williamsburg, and
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Source: Deutsch’s officeFollowing complaints from neighbors that the new Select Bus Service route on Nostrand Avenue, which replaced the B44’s Limited service, left them walking too far for a faster ride, local pols renewed their demand that the MTA add Avenue R as a stop. The pols – Council
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Signage for bus lane enforcement (Source: DOT)Councilman Chaim Deutsch is set to introduce legislation that will create a five-minute grace period in the hours of enforcement of the city’s dedicated bus lanes, which he said has created an onslaught of unfair violations for drivers caught in the lane
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Signage for bus lane enforcement (Source: DOT)The B44 Select Bus Service route on Nostrand Avenue became the latest in the city to feature camera-enforced bus lanes [/nostrand-ave-to-get-bus-lane-camera-enforcement/], but a snag in mailing out violations and the functioning of the cameras themselves has caused drivers unaware of the new restrictions
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In a not so-scientific analysis, DNAinfo found [http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140113/crown-heights/brooklyns-new-b44-express-bus-causes-traffic-nightmare-residents-say] that the new Select Bus Service B44 causes a massive amount of traffic whenever it comes tumbling along Nostrand Avenue. The new bus service began operations on November 17, 2013 [/the-b44-sbs-is-now-operational/], and in the time