Madison Avenue bus lanes are finally expanding this year

"City Hall has announced it's moving forward with a long-stalled redesign that will extend double bus lanes on Madison Avenue between 23rd Street and 42nd Street, creating a faster, smoother ride for nearly 100,000 daily riders. The Department of Transportation says the project will make buses more reliable for the 92,000 local and express passengers who use this stretch every day as well as supporting the city's congestion pricing goals by making it easier to get into Manhattan's core without a car."

"Bus lanes are key to getting buses through traffic and keeping riders moving, said NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow in a statement. It's great news that NYC DOT is moving forward on longstanding bus lane legal commitments to speed up buses on Madison Ave. When paired with bus lane enforcement, nearly 100,000 riders of the M1, M2, M3, M4, Q32 and express buses going to midtown will save time getting where they need to go."

"On nearby Fifth Avenue, similar double bus lanes boosted local bus speeds by up to 12 percent and express bus speeds by up to 20 percent. On Madison south of 42nd Street, where buses currently crawl at speeds as low as 4.5 miles per hour, those kinds of gains could feel revolutionary. Under the new plan, buses will get dedicated lanes, traffic interference will be reduced and enforcement will be tightened so cars stop treating bus lanes like casual parking spots."

City Hall is implementing a redesign to extend double bus lanes on Madison Avenue between 23rd Street and 42nd Street. The project aims to provide faster, smoother, and more reliable service for nearly 100,000 daily riders, including about 92,000 local and express passengers. The plan supports congestion pricing by making Manhattan access easier without a car. Similar double lanes on Fifth Avenue increased local speeds up to 12% and express speeds up to 20%. On parts of Madison where buses crawl at 4.5 mph, dedicated lanes, reduced interference and tighter enforcement could yield major time savings. Work is expected to finish by year-end; boarding and fares remain unchanged.

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