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Aug
23
B44 Select Will Stop at Avenue R @ Nostrand Avenue Starting in September

B44 Select Will Stop at Avenue R @ Nostrand Avenue Starting in September

The B44 SBS. Source: Patrick Cashin / MTA / FlickrSHEEPSHEAD – It’s been a long time coming, but there will finally be
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Dec
01
Bay Ridge Politicians Call For Increased S79 Bus Service

Bay Ridge Politicians Call For Increased S79 Bus Service

(Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Corner Media)BAY RIDGE – Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis is urging the MTA to increase service across the
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Jul
21
Slower Than ‘A Herd Of Lumbering Elephants’: New Study Seeks To Improve Bus Service

Slower Than ‘A Herd Of Lumbering Elephants’: New Study Seeks To Improve Bus Service

A bus stopping at the corner of Fort Greene Place and Lafayette Avenue. (Photo by Mitchell Trinka)Transit advocates have
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Jul
21
Slower Than ‘A Herd Of Lumbering Elephants’: New Study Seeks To Improve Bus Service

Slower Than ‘A Herd Of Lumbering Elephants’: New Study Seeks To Improve Bus Service

A bus stopping at the corner of Fort Greene Place and Lafayette Avenue. (Photo by Mitchell Trinka)Transit advocates have
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Jan
08
Proposed SBS Route Could Wipe Out Parking On Kings Highway

Proposed SBS Route Could Wipe Out Parking On Kings Highway

The b82 bus. (Source: MTA [http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/downloads/pdf/2015-10-14-brt-southbrooklyn-bkbsc.pdf] )Community leaders are concerned that
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Aug
18
The Commute: Why You Should Care About The Woodhaven Boulevard Bus Lanes

The Commute: Why You Should Care About The Woodhaven Boulevard Bus Lanes

The MTA wants to add new bus lanes to Woodhaven Boulevard. (Photo: The Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/
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Sep
16

Why We Need A Transit Center Near The Brooklyn Army Terminal – Part 2 Of 2

Photo by Allan RosenTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Last week, in Part 1 [/why-we-need-a-transit-center-near-the-brooklyn-army-terminal-part-1-of-2/], we started to discuss the Brooklyn Army
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Apr
15

Cuomo Names Tom Prendergast As New MTA Chairman And More About SBS

Thomas F. Prendergast, new MTA chairman and former president of MTA New York City Transit (center) speaks to the press.
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Mar
25

B44 Select Bus Service (SBS): Part 2 Of 3 — Why The B44 SBS Is Different From Other SBS Routes

THE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: (Here is Part 1 [/b44-select-bus-service-sbs-part-1-of-3-its-too-late-to-make-changes/] from last week). The B44 is different from other Select Bus
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Jul
25

MTA Expands Crackdown On Bus Fare Dodgers

Source: MTAThe MTA is increasing efforts [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443570904577545370737049232.html?mod=WSJ_NY_LEFTTopStories#articleTabs%3Darticle] to
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