City eyes Bus Rapid Transit to speed up MTA rides

Bus riders rejoice! The city could be getting its first world-class Bus Rapid Transit route on which public transportation would roll — unimpeded by traffic — from neighborhood to neighborhood just like subway trains. It’s early in the process, but the city Transportation Department is considering creating a BRT corridor on Woodhaven and Cross Bay Blvds. in Queens, officials confirmed. BRT routes — already available in cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco and Guangzhou, China — typically feature bus-only lanes separated from regular traffic by landscaped medians or other barriers.

 

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