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Joan Byron commented on Why New York City has a second-tier bus system

Pratt Center has mapped what a real BRT network could look like: http://prattcenter.net/bus-rapid-transit And here’s what it could do for the 758,000 New Yorkers who travel over 60 minutes to work each way. http://prattcenter.net/transportation-equity-atlas . BRT could be a fast, cost-effective way to connect people to jobs outside of Manhattan’s Central Business District – but our political leaders would have to listen to their constituents, and tune out transit-bashing TV and tabloid reporters to make it happen. DOT / MTA have learned how to work with communities to plan new routes – but they need to devote more staff time and bandwidth to accelerating the rollout.

Posted on November 25th, 2012 1:16pm

Joan Byron commented on Why New York City has a second-tier bus system

Pratt Center has mapped what a real BRT network could look like: http://prattcenter.net/bus-rapid-transit And here’s what it could do for the 758,000 New Yorkers who travel over 60 minutes to work each way. http://prattcenter.net/transportation-equity-atlas . BRT could be a fast, cost-effective way to connect people to jobs outside of Manhattan’s Central Business District – but our political leaders would have to listen to their constituents, and tune out transit-bashing TV and tabloid reporters to make it happen. DOT / MTA have learned how to work with communities to plan new routes – but they need to devote more staff time and bandwidth to accelerating the rollout.

Posted on November 24th, 2012 4:52pm