Bus Rapid Transit has been a hot topic among the transportation-minded 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 Transportation and the MTA have been very aggressive in implementing their version of Bus Rapid Transit in the city.
Tomorrow, some of the city’s leading transportation proponents will gather at the Museum of the City of New York to discuss BRT efforts and goals for the city. The museum’s website offers up a description of the panel, set to begin at 6:30 p.m.:
New York City has the slowest bus system in the country. Getting it to move faster requires re-imagining how buses operate in the city. Explore the options being piloted in New York, as well as successful Bus Rapid Transit models around the world, in a discussion moderated by Aaron Naparstek, editor-in-chief of Streetsblog. He will be joined by Joan Byron of the Pratt Center for Community Development and co-founder of COMMUTE; Gene Russianoff, staff attorney for the NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign; and Bruce Schaller, Deputy Commissioner for Planning and Sustainability at the New York City Department of Transportation.
I’m quite intrigued by this panel. Aaron Naparstek and Streetsblog have exhibited very strong preferences for BRT over new subway lines, and Cap’n Transit and I disagree with it. Bruce Schaller is the guru for all things transit in New York, and Russianoff will provide the rider reaction.
The event starts at 6:30 and carries with it a small cost for a good cause. I’ll be in the audience for most of it, and I’ll definitely report back afterward.
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The traffic cops often ticket non-bus traffic in the bus-only lane between houston and canal on broadway. At least they did until the fall when I changed routes- will check again and update.