"A cadre of transit advocates gathered with Mayor Zohran Mamdani in the Bronx on Friday when he announced that he is resurrecting a project shelved by his predecessor, Eric Adams, to add bus lanes on Fordham Road. There was, however, one notable exception from Mamdani's announcement: Riders Alliance. The transit advocacy group, which has been leading the charge to build infrastructure that will move buses much faster along the vital cross-Bronx thoroughfare, opted out of the event, held on a stationary bus parked inside the West Farms Bus Depot, over the mayor's chosen direction for the project."
"We chose not to stand with the mayor today as he made his Fordham announcement because we are concerned that the plan does not go far enough to deliver faster, more reliable buses riders can depend on, Plum wrote. Bus riders, and the Bronx, deserve the very best. Transit advocates have long sought dedicated busways on Fordham Road to improve bus speeds along the Bronx's busiest bus corridor. Currently, buses must contend with heavy traffic along the stretch, leaving many traveling as slow as 4 miles per hour during peak periods."
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced restoration of bus lanes on Fordham Road and other bus and bike lanes in the Bronx and Brooklyn. The plan revives a project shelved by former mayor Eric Adams. Riders Alliance declined to attend the announcement and refused to endorse the administration's Fordham plan, saying the proposed measures fall short of the dedicated busway the group has long advocated. The group's executive director expressed concern that the chosen approach will not deliver sufficiently faster, more reliable service. Transit advocates emphasize that dedicated busways are needed to address severe congestion that slows buses to about 4 miles per hour during peak periods.
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