Int 0211-2014

Bus rapid transit plan.

Bus rapid transit (BRT) is a system that is designed to make bus service faster, more reliable and efficient through features such as off-board fare payment and dedicated bus lanes. The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) and Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) collaborate on a version of BRT called Select Bus Service (SBS), with eight lines implemented since June 2008. Under the bill, DOT would work with the MTA and gather input with the public to develop a citywide BRT plan, due to the Council no later than September 1, 2017. The plan would consider areas of the City in need of additional rapid transit options, strategies for serving growing neighborhoods, potential intra-borough and inter-borough BRT corridors DOT plans to establish by 2027, strategies for integrating BRT with other transit routes, and the anticipated operating costs of additional BRT lines. Additionally, DOT would be required to update the Council on the implementation of the plan every two years, through 2027.

Introduced By

EA

D

Eric A. Ulrich

Co-Sponsors (36)

JF

D

Julissa Ferreras-Copeland

ID

D

Inez D. Barron

VL

D

Vanessa L. Gibson

DD

D

Daniel Dromm

PA

D

Peter A. Koo

MS

D

Mark S. Weprin

AN

D

Alan N. Maisel

JV

D

James Vacca

DJ

D

Donovan J. Richards

JD

D

Jumaane D. Williams

DL

D

Deborah L. Rose

DR

D

Daniel R. Garodnick

MT

D

Mark Treyger

ID

D

I. Daneek Miller

JG

D

James G. Van Bramer

RL

D

Rafael L. Espinal

ST

D

Stephen T. Levin

MD

D

Maria Del Carmen Arroyo

ES

D

Elizabeth S. Crowley

BK

D

Ben Kallos

KK

D

Karen Koslowitz

AR

D

Antonio Reynoso

PA

D

Paul A. Vallone

YA

D

Ydanis A. Rodriguez

RJ

D

Ritchie J. Torres

RI

D

Rory I. Lancman

CG

D

Costa G. Constantinides

AC

D

Andrew Cohen

CM

D

Carlos Menchaca

HK

D

Helen K. Rosenthal

RW

D

Ruben Wills

RM

D

Rosie Mendez

ML

D

Mark Levine

CD

D

Corey D. Johnson

MS

D

Margaret S. Chin

BS

D

Brad S. Lander