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MOBILITYSelect Bus Service in the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island hasimproved local and express bus travel time and reliability, traffic flow atcongested intersections, and enhanced safety for all corridor usersBEFORE: Webster and Tremont Ave.AFTER: Webster and Tremont Ave.Hylan Boulevard SelectNostrand Avenue SelectWebster Avenue SelectBus ServiceBus ServiceBus ServiceS79 SBS started in Septembertransit ridership, surveyed localThe Nostrand Avenue SBS projectWebster Avenue is a major residential2012, connecting Hylan Boulevard,merchants and conducted extensiveextends 9.3 miles across Brooklyn fromand commercial corridor in theRichmond Avenue, and Bay Ridge,public outreach for feedback fromSheepshead Bay to Williamsburg andBronx, yet it has been underservedBrooklyn. The project improved localstakeholders. The project corridoroffers a cost–effective way to improveby transit, with most of the corridorand express bus travel time andincludes bus lanes in certain areas,bus service for 44,000 daily riders. Thea long walk from the subway. MTAreliability, traffic flow at congestedincluding two miles of bus lanes to theproject includes dedicated bus lanes,and DOT identified this project dueintersections, and safety for allVerrazano Bridge, extended medians,transit signal priority, construction ofto high ridership on existing buscorridor users. As part of the study,and transit signal priority. Travel timesbus bulbs, and off–board fare collection.routes—serving 69,000 trips aDOT and NYCT analyzed throughhave improved by 12% since SBS wasThese improvements will reduce travelday—and community support. Afterand turning traffic on the corridor,introduced.time and attract additional riders whoan extensive public engagementsurveyed parking activity, analyzedcurrently avoid bus service due to slowprocess, the project was implementedspeeds and a lack of reliability. Thein June 2013.service started in November 2013.70Chapter 5: Better Bus Service