Comments on: Walder stresses commitment to beefing up buses

By: Alon Levy

Alon Levy — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:45:34 +0000

It’s not just disability rights activists. American transit agencies are used to placing stops every 200 meters for institutional reasons; elsewhere, 400 is more common.

By: petey

petey — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:26:11 +0000

there are lots of seniors here in yorkville, but for my whole life the stops on the east side have been 2 blocks apart (viz, since before the time of rights activists)

By: JP

JP — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:36:29 +0000

in the last six months the frequency of police ticketing on broadway and prince/spring street has gone down. as a result the number of drivers in the bus lane has gone up. this is just from my observations.

By: herenthere

herenthere — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:03:43 +0000

Well, until I see some real action, Walder is just painting a dream (not that he isn’t instilling some more optimism for transit here.)

In his dubious transit plan for New York City, Michael Bloomberg has made improving the buses a top priority. With Walder, the MTA CEO and Chairman, fully on board, nothing is stopping the city from overhauling the bus lane system.

If Thompson wins the mayoral race, you can say goodbye to any dream of Walder’s.

By: Woody

Woody — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:56:21 +0000

Going north-south, if you are in a hurry you can take a subway. If you are old and arthritic like me, you may prefer bus stops within easy walking distance.

Of course, another way to get the buses moving would be to reduce auto traffic with congestion charges or bridge tolls. Oh wait, we can’t do that. The suburbs rule!

By: Woody

Woody — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:53:00 +0000

Today I rode my bike — in the bus lane — on 34th St between Broadway and 8th Avenue. The bus (and I behind it) had to get into the car lanes to avoid the three (3) police cars and two (2) police vans parked in just two blocks of the red lane.

By: E. Aron

E. Aron — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:34:40 +0000

+ 1.

I walk faster than north-south buses in the city; it’s really a shame.

By: SEAN

SEAN — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:31:01 +0000

A bus stop every 2-blocks? Come on! In where I live in Westchester there’s a stop every 3-5 blocks. Luckily it is usually easy walking.

To keep cars out of the bus lanes deviders with rumblestrips need to be installed.

By: Mike HC

Mike HC — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:16:36 +0000

Yes. I am in that HOV situation all the time as well. I guess that is the point of these things though. To encourage people who take their own car, or take cabs, like me, to take public transportation or car pool. I do understand the need for this type of stuff, but at this point in my life, they are quite frustrating in the short term.

By: Mike HC

Mike HC — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:10:32 +0000

That is very fair, and I appreciate the insight into some of the factors I may have been overlooking. I also think you may be right here. Giving it some more thought, getting rid of the bus lane would really only be a small short term gain for me. In the long run, as you pointed out, the bus lane has a chance of having a far greater positive impact on my life. Plus, I guess it would help a bunch of people who already take the bus. I knew I was not sure where I stood on this for a reason! Now I know.