Anti-Miracle On 34th Street: Adams Administration Pauses Work On 34th Street Busway - Streetsblog New York City
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The Adams administration has decided to halt the implementation of a busway on 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan, a project that had previously received unanimous support from local officials and community boards. Initially inspired by successful bus lanes in other parts of New York City, the busway was included in the administration's 2024 transportation plan. Community outreach was completed, but a few opposing voices delayed the project. Local leaders expressed frustration at the pause, emphasizing prior successful advocacy for improved bus transit.
The proposed 34th Street busway is supposed to be a 14th Street-style project that would prohibit more drivers from going all the way across 34th Street between Third Avenue and Ninth Avenue in either direction.
After the installation of multiple busways around the city since then and the launch of congestion pricing earlier this year, it seemed like the time for reviving a bus-first stretch.
What’s especially galling about the decision to pause the crosstown bus improvement project is that the DOT had already done the hard work of winning over the neighborhood.
City Council Members Erik Bottcher and Keith Powers, along with other officials, shared a letter they wrote to DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez urging him to move forward on the project.
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