""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," said Betsy Plum, the group's executive director, in an email blast on Friday. The subject of her email was: "Why we're not standing with the mayor today.""
""The data are clear: offset bus lanes on their own are not a gold-standard approach for delivering much faster buses on Fordham or anywhere else," Plum said in her email. The group took credit for Mamdani's pledge on Friday to re-evaluate the redesign if it fails to improve bus speeds by at least 20 percent."
""We believe in this mayor and his vision for public excellence, and we're encouraged by the new DOT commissioner's commitment to think bigger about what our streets can offer," she said. "It's precisely because we know this administration can do more that we are demanding more, especially for bus riders who have waited far too long for real change.""
Riders Alliance, which supported Mayor Mamdani in last year's election, declined to attend his Fordham Road bus lane announcement and criticized the plan for not matching a mostly car-free busway previously proposed. Mamdani's administration will convert curbside bus lanes to center "offset" lanes to boost service, while advocates say that approach alone will not deliver substantially faster, more reliable buses. The group secured a commitment to re-evaluate the redesign if bus speeds do not improve by at least 20 percent. Advocates expressed continued support for the mayor's vision but pressed for bolder street redesigns.
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