+Selectbusservice Nostrandêavenue/Rogersêavenue Newsletter 1 / Fall 2011

+selectbusservice NostrandÊAvenue/RogersÊAvenue Newsletter 1 / Fall 2011

Project Overview How SBS Will Work on the B44: Select Bus Service (SBS) is coming to Nostrand, Rogers, and Bedford Avenues • B44 SBS replaces the B44 Limited through a partnership between the New York • B44 local route remains the same City Department of Transportation (DOT) and MTA New York City Transit (NYCT). See the • Northbound SBS will travel on Rogers photo below to learn about SBS improvements, instead of New York Ave, for faster which will shorten travel time and improve and more direct service reliability for the 44,000 daily riders on the • SBS fare = local bus fare B44 route.

Proposed SBS Design on Rogers Avenue

Parking in midday, Dedicated Bus Lane nights, and weekends; & Right Turn Lane: Travel Lane in AM Offset bus lane allows and PM peak periods buses to move quickly and preserves parking

Travel Lane Parking along the curb except at bus stops

Transit Signal Priority (Not Pictured): Buses will get an extended green light at certain intersections, reducing stop time at red lights +selectbusservice Fall 2011 Newsletter Nostrand Avenue/Rogers Avenue

Project Update DOT and NYCT are working hard to bring SBS to Nostrand and Rogers Avenues. This includes:

Meetings with the Community Advisory Committee (CAC), Community Boards and the public to: • Review the locations of SBS stations • Describe existing and projected traffic conditions • Describe options being considered to reduce congestion and improve traffic flow

Final Design of SBS Stations DOT, NYCT, and the Department of Design and Construction are in the process of designing SBS stations. The design includes: • Bus Bulbs: Sidewalks at SBS stations will extend out to the bus lane. Buses will not need to pull in and out of traffic. Higher curbs on the SBS platform will allow for easier boarding. • Fare Collection Machines: Customers pay their fare at the SBS stop before they board, shortening the time that buses are stopped. • New Bus Shelters • Local Bus Stops on the same block as SBS stops

Merchant Surveys Over 1,500 businesses along Nostrand, Rogers, and Bedford Avenues are being asked to complete a survey about their loading and parking needs by the end of July 2011. This information will guide DOT in improving curb regulations in order to discourage double-parking.

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Project Schedule

Winter Winter Summer Fall Spring Summer Fall 2011- 2012- 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013

Start of Final Design Construction SBS Service

CAC and Community Board CAC and Community CAC and Public Open meetings to discuss final design, Board meetings to House to review all including parking regulation discuss construction elements of upcoming changes and loading zones schedule SBS implementation

SBS Success in NYC

SBS has already been implemented on the Bx12 route in the Bronx (2008) and the M15 route on First and Second Avenues in Manhattan (2010). SBS on the Bx12 and the M15 has provided significant benefits: • 15% to 20% faster trips • 33% reduction in time spent at bus stops • 10% reduction in all other travel time • Over 90% customer satisfaction • 10% ridership increase on the entire route, including SBS and local DOT and NYCT hope to achieve similar results M15 SBS on First Avenue on Nostrand and Rogers Avenues.

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