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+selectbusserviceNostrand Avenue/Rogers Avenue
Newsletter 1 / Summer 2011
Project Overview Select Bus Service (SBS) is coming to Nostrand, Rogers, and Bedford Avenues through a partnership between the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) and MTA New York City Transit (NYCT). See the photo below to learn about SBS improvements, which will shorten travel time and improve reliability for the 44,000 daily riders on the B44 route.
Proposed Design for SBS on Nostrand and Rogers Avenues
How SBS Will Work on the B44:• B44SBSreplacestheB44Limited• B44localrouteremainsthesame• NorthboundSBSwilltravelonRogersinsteadofNewYorkAve,forfasterandmoredirectservice
• SBSfare=localbusfare
Parkinginmidday,nights,andweekends;Travel LaneinAMandPMpeakperiods
Transit Signal Priority (Not Pictured): Buseswillgetanextendedgreenlightatcertainintersections,reducingstoptimeatredlights
Travel Lane
Dedicated Bus Lane & Right Turn Lane:Offsetbuslaneallowsbusestomovequicklyandpreservesparking
Parkingalongthecurbexceptatbusstops
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Nostrand Avenue/Rogers Avenue
Project UpdateDOT and NYCT are working hard to bring SBS to Nostrand and Rogers Avenues. This includes:
Merchant SurveysOver 1,500 businesses along Nostrand, Rogers, and Bedford Avenues are being asked to complete a survey about their loading and parking needs by the end of July 2011. This information will guide DOT in improving curb regulations in order to discourage double-parking.
Meetings with the Community Advisory Committee (CAC), Community Boards and the public to: • Review the locations of SBS stations • Describe existing and projected traffic
conditions • Describe options being considered to
reduce congestion and improve traffic flow
Final Design of SBS StationsDOT, NYCT, and the Department of Design and Construction are in the process of designing SBS stations. The design includes:• Bus Bulbs: Sidewalks at SBS stations will
extend out to the bus lane. Buses will not need to pull in and out of traffic. Higher curbs on the SBS platform will allow for easier boarding.
• Fare Collection Machines: Customers pay their fare at the SBS stop before they board, shortening the time that buses are stopped.
• New Bus Shelters• Local Bus Stops on the same block as
SBS stops
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Nostrand Avenue/Rogers Avenue
SBS has already been implemented on the Bx12 route in the Bronx (2008) and the M15 route on First and Second Avenues in Manhattan (2010). SBS on the Bx12 and the M15 has provided significant benefits:
• 15% to 20% faster trips • 33% reduction in time spent at bus stops• 10% reduction in all other travel time• Over 90% customer satisfaction• 10% ridership increase on the entire
route, including SBS and local
DOT and NYCT hope to achieve similar results on Nostrand and Rogers Avenues. M15 SBS on First Avenue
Project Schedule
Summer2011
Fall2011
Winter2011-2012
Spring2012
Final Design Construction Start of SBS Service
Summer2012
Fall2012
Winter2012-2013
CACandCommunityBoardmeetingstodiscussfinaldesign,includingparkingregulationchangesandloadingzones
CACandCommunityBoardmeetingstodiscussconstructionschedule
CACandPublicOpenHousetoreviewallelementsofupcomingSBSimplementation
SBS Success in NYC
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LEGEND
• Contact Veronica Bailey-Simmons, the Nostrand Avenue/Rogers Avenue SBS Outreach Representative, at 917-339-0488 or [email protected].
• Visit our website: www.nyc.gov/brt for updated project information.
Stay Informed!
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SBS stations added in response to community requests
Nostrand Avenue/Rogers Avenue SBS Corridor Map
Transit Signal Priority south of Flatbush Ave
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