Overview
- Advocates propose center-running, physically protected lanes with enclosed, level-boarding stations and all-door boarding to deliver true Bus Rapid Transit.
- Modeling cited by the group estimates 10–15 minute savings for many Brooklyn and Bronx trips, with a study projecting roughly 30% more service and double-digit minute reductions on Fordham Road.
- Priority corridors named include Fordham and Tremont in the Bronx, Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, and 34th Street and Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.
- Riders Alliance asks the next mayor to restart stalled projects within the first 100 days and to streamline permits, noting execution depends on City Hall, DOT and MTA coordination.
- A comptroller report shows average bus speeds of about 7–8 mph, reinforcing the case for BRT as a cheaper, faster-to-deliver alternative to new subway lines; Mamdani’s free-bus pledge carries a $630 million annual estimate that would need Albany approval.