Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Bus Rapid Transit

A Blueprint for a Safer NYC?

By Dave Colon | Dec 8, 2020 | No Comments

Transit and safe streets are the foundation for climbing out of the coronavirus pandemic because street safety and transit improvements "can boost mobility, access, safety, and resiliency," a coalition of groups argue.

A New York City bus lane, via Creative Commons

Op-Ed: The Time for Dedicated Bus Lanes Is Now

By Henry Hintermeister | Nov 12, 2020 | No Comments

America has a bus problem: People aren't riding them. We can fix that with a little paint.

An empty bus in downtown San Juan. Photo: Tanya Snyder

Why Buses Were Losing Riders Before COVID

By Kea Wilson | Aug 26, 2020 | No Comments

Hint: It's not because riders simply don't like mass surface transit.

Talking Headways Podcast: Portland’s ‘Rose Lanes’ Busways

By Jeff Wood | May 28, 2020 | No Comments

April Bertelsen of the Portland Bureau of Transportation talks about the Rose Lanes project, which are transit priority treatments that aim to get buses and streetcars out of traffic.

The humble bus needs our support, now more than ever. Image: Jonathan Riley

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People Are Still Riding the Bus During COVID-19

By Kea Wilson | Apr 30, 2020 | No Comments

If people are taking buses, bus systems will need support for more rear-door boarding, protective gear for workers, cleanings, hazard pay, increased service to reduce crowding.

https://chi.streetsblog.org/2020/02/19/lightfoots-crackdown-on-bus-and-bike-lane-violations-is-a-step-in-the-right-direction/

Chicago Has a Great New Tool to Keep Cars Out of Bus Lanes

By John Greenfield | Feb 20, 2020 | No Comments

Editor’s note: How many times have you seen drivers decide that the bike or bus lane would be the perfect place to idle in their cars — even if it forces cyclists out into dangerous traffic, or slows down what’s supposed to be a rapid bus route? Chicago has a great idea to stop that […]

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