"Ask any New Yorker who has taken a bus recently how they've felt about the experience, and many will tell you the same thing: They're too slow for their liking. The broad dissatisfaction with New York City's bus system became a big part of the mayoral campaign itself. Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani wants not only to make the buses free, but also to make them faster."
"The MTA has been working with the city for years to find ways to make buses move faster including more dedicated bus lanes, redesigning bus routes borough by borough, introducing Select Bus Service systems with fewer stops, etc. There have been some success stories, such as the 14th Street Busway in Manhattan, where bus times dramatically improved when most of the Manhattan street was closed to all other traffic."
"In recent years, the MTA has introduced Automated Camera Enforcement (ACE), which involves affixing cameras to buses to record drivers who illegally block bus lanes or stops and slow traffic. The cameras help provide evidence that becomes the basis for costly violations, which are delivered by mail to drivers. The MTA says that camera enforcement has sped up buses on 39 targeted routes by an average of 5% with some corridors seeing much larger gains of up to 30%."
New York City's buses operate at frustratingly slow speeds, especially on routes without subway or commuter rail alternatives. The mayor-elect plans free buses, and the MTA and city pursue measures to improve bus speeds, including dedicated bus lanes, route redesigns, and Select Bus Service with fewer stops. Full street closures such as the 14th Street Busway produced dramatic travel-time improvements. Reducing curbside congestion from illegally parked or stopping vehicles is central to improvements. Automated Camera Enforcement (ACE) on buses records lane and stop violations and generates mailed fines that the MTA credits with average speed increases around 5%, and up to 30% on some corridors.
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