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SELECT BUS SERVICE IN NYC

Westchester County Bx12: Fordham Rd/ EXISTING SBS ROUTES Pelham Pkwy since launch of service in 2008 Williamsbridge Inwood Co-Op City

Bx41: Webster Av The Bronx

The Hub M60: 125 St./Astoria Blvd. to LGA

Nassau County M34/M34A: 34 St Manhattan

M15:First Av/ Second Av South Ferry Queens Williamsburg

Brooklyn

B44: Nostrand Ave/ Rogers Ave Nassau County Bay Ridge Staten Island

Staten Island Sheepshead Mall Bay

S79: Hylan Blvd

BUILDING A BETTER TRANSIT NETWORK

Select Bus Service (SBS) Select Bus Service is New York City’s brand name for a package of improvements that result in faster and more reliable service on high-ridership bus routes. There are seven SBS routes currently operating in NYC.

average increase in ridership along SBS 15-23% 10% routes faster bus service for shorter waits and shorter rides

bus rider Up to 20% reduction 95% satisfaction 20% of crashes along SBS corridors

+selectbusservice South Brooklyn Crosstown TRANSIT SERVICE IN SOUTH BROOKLYN

B6 B82 9 subway routes B7 B8 B82 serve south Brooklyn

B11 B6 and mainly run B11 B64 B9 B4 B9 North-South. B3 B1 B8 B9 B82 B8 B4 B2 B6 B2

B64 B2 B82 25BDF B1 B3 B36 B3 B6 B4 B1 LNQR B82 B36 B64 B4 B4

B36

bus routes provide 14 East-West service with a combined ridership of • B1 • B7 • B64 • B2 • B8 • B82 178,000 • B3 • B9 • B100 • B4 • B11 per day • B6 • B36

Westchester County Bx12: Fordham Rd/ The Bus Rapid Transit Phase II Pelham Pkwy Williamsbridge Inwood Co-Op City Study (2009) identified the south Bx41: Webster Av The Bronx Brooklyn east-west corridor as a

The Hub M60: 125 St./Astoria Blvd. to LGA priority service need.

Nassau County M34/M34A: 34 St Manhattan

M15:First Av/ Second Av Key issues raised at the 2009 public South Ferry Queens Williamsburg workshops included the following:

Brooklyn

B44: Nostrand Ave/ • Bus trips are long and slow Rogers Ave Nassau County Bay Ridge • Many parts of south Brooklyn Staten Island

Staten Island Sheepshead Mall Bay are underserved by transit • A bus trip across south S79: Hylan Blvd Service need: South Brooklyn can take up to 2 hours Brooklyn Crosstown N +selectbusservice South Brooklyn Crosstown WAYS TO IMPROVE BUS SERVICE

ated Bus dic L e an riority D e l P for s a B n u ig s S e s

Faster bus rides Buses spend less time Reduced traffic conflicts stopped at red lights between buses and other traffic More reliable bus service

Far ard e Co Bo lle r B f- c Doo oar f ti ll- di O o A n n g

Quicker bus boarding Buses spend less time waiting at bus stops

+selectbusservice South Brooklyn Crosstown WAYS TO IMPROVE BUS SERVICE

d Station A ve m ro e More attractive, p n it appealing bus stops m i I e s More comfortable wait for the bus

assenger e P In m fo i r T m l- a a e t i o R

Better information n for riders to know when the bus is coming

afety n S Imp ia ro tr v s e e m Better visbility for d e e n pedestrians, bus operators, and P t drivers s

Clearer, shorter pedestrian crossings

+selectbusservice South Brooklyn Crosstown PROJECT GOALS

Past goals of SBS projects have included:

Faster and more Improve or maintain Improve pedestrian reliable bus service traffic flow, parking, and traffic safety and better bus stops and loading space

What should be the goals of this project?