Comments on: Upstate Assembly reps kill City-endorsed BRT measures

By: Walder reiterates need for bus lane enforcement :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:01:42 +0000

[...] the city has not yet implemented bus lane cameras. Back in 2008, David Gantt, a Rochester Democrat, torpedoed a home rule measure that would have allowed the city to use cameras to enforce the bus lanes. Since then, however, the [...]

By: MoCNY to host BRT panel :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog

MoCNY to host BRT panel :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:00:28 +0000

[...] advocates in New York over the last few years. While David Gantt and the state legislature denied New York a home rule measure that would have led to efficient BRT lane enforcement, Janette Sadik-Kahn’s Department of [...]

By: Where to Intern? U.S. vs Georgia | The Morningside Post

Where to Intern? U.S. vs Georgia | The Morningside Post — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:38:49 +0000

[...] New York State’s shooting down of both New York City’s proposed congestion pricing and bus rapid transit and what seems to be a similar difficulty in changing the status quo here in Georgia (I hope to be [...]

By: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog » Blog Archive » BRT and a third Bloomberg term

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:34:21 +0000

[...] hasn’t all been wine and roses though for Select Bus Service. When David Gantt killed a potential home-rule BRT enforcement measure, the MTA and DOT had start from scratch and figure out how to initiate effective lane enforcement. [...]

By: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog » Blog Archive » BRT draws raves, but new lines are delayed

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:43:41 +0000

[...] Everyone loves the new Select Bus Service lanes in effect in the Bronx, reports The Times’ William Neuman. So hopefully, New York City Transit will begin a quick roll-out of these lanes, right? Well, not so fast. Due mainly to bus supply problems and some logistical issues, we’re going to be waiting at least 18-24 months until the Manhattan routes debut. At least this delay gives the MTA plenty of time to get the BRT plans right and to straighten out the enforcement issues. [...]

By: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog » Blog Archive » NYT: Gantt a problem for sensible transit solutions

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:22:51 +0000

[...] when, last month, David Gantt singlehandedly squashed any effective BRT-lane enforcement measures? Of course you do. Well, so does The New York Times, and today, a full 36 days after Gantt’s [...]

By: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog » Blog Archive » As BRT rollout proceeds apace, Express Bus service receives middling marks

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:10:27 +0000

[...] Brad Allen pondered how New York City should beef up BRT enforcement. While we have blamed David Gantt for shooting down camera-enforced lanes, Allen argues that New York should follow Europe’s [...]

By: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog » Blog Archive » Assessing the BRT debut

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:01:00 +0000

[...] highly-anticipated debut. While we won’t enjoy camera-enforced dedicated bus lanes thanks to this absurd Representative from Rochester, I received a few missives from readings clamoring to find out how day one went. To that end, both [...]

By: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog » Blog Archive » How Gantt defeated the BRT camera bill

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:30:53 +0000

[...] Rapid Transit proponents were pretty outraged when Assembly Rep. David Gantt killed any effective BRT enforcement measures. Today, ten days after our rage has subsided, Streetsblog revisits the issue with a stellar piece [...]

By: Directing Energy « Stalin, not Peaches

Directing Energy « Stalin, not Peaches — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:50:49 +0000

[...] New York State’s shooting down of both New York City’s proposed congestion pricing and bus rapid transit and what seems to be a similar disinclination to change the status quo here in Georgia (I hope to be [...]