Infrastructure

Construction Begins on 2.5-Mile Bus Lane Overhaul Of 116th Street In East Harlem, Manhattan

By Max Gillespie

Construction is underway on a major redesign of the 116th Street crosstown bus corridor running through Harlem and East Harlem, Manhattan. Led by the New York City Department of Transportation in partnership with the MTA, the project will add 2.5 miles of offset and curbside bus lanes, dedicated traffic signals known as queue jumps, protected bike lanes, and 35,000 square feet of new pedestrian space along a corridor serving more than 65,000 daily bus riders across ten routes. The redesign was presented to Manhattan Community Board 11’s transportation committee in June and calls for 24/7 red-painted bus lanes in both directions from Fifth Avenue to Pleasant Avenue.

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Three New Green Median Infrastructure Projects Announced In Queens

By Max Gillespie

Construction is nearing completion on the first of three green infrastructure projects in an $8.4 million program converting concrete roadway medians into stormwater-absorbing landscapes in Whitestone, Forest Hills, and Queens Village, Queens. Announced Thursday by Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Governor Kathy Hochul, and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Lisa F. Garcia, the newly-engineered medians are expected to capture a combined five million gallons of stormwater each year, easing strain on the sewer system and reducing combined sewer overflows into the East River, Flushing Bay, and Jamaica Bay.

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Rendering courtesy of the New York City Department of Planning

Phase One of Port Authority Bus Terminal Redevelopment Progresses in Midtown, Manhattan

By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Work is moving along on the first phase of the redevelopment of the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Lord Norman Foster of Foster + Partners and Epstein (A. Epstein and Sons International) as a joint venture for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), the $10 billion project will replace the 74-year-old, 2.1-million-square-foot structure with a modern, higher capacity terminal to better serve its hundreds of thousands of daily commuters. The property spans two city blocks between Eighth and Ninth Avenues and West 40th and 42nd Streets.

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Construction Begins On Tremont Avenue Busway In Tremont, The Bronx

By Max Gillespie

Construction is underway on the Tremont Avenue busway, a mile-long bus-priority corridor in Tremont, The Bronx. Announced Wednesday by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Mike Flynn, the project will deliver the borough’s first busway, serving 39,000 daily riders on the Bx36. The redesign will also bring safety upgrades to eight intersections and 0.26 miles of additional bus lane. The corridor runs along Tremont Avenue from Webster Avenue east to Southern Boulevard, with connections to eight subway lines, Metro-North Railroad, and several local bus routes.

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NYC Unveils Proposal For Upgraded Bus And Bicycle Infrastructure On Sixth Avenue In Manhattan

By Max Gillespie

The New York City Department of Transportation has unveiled a proposal to upgrade bus and bicycle infrastructure along Sixth Avenue in Manhattan. The plan would add new offset bus lanes between Watts Street and West 34th Street, upgrade existing bus lanes from West 34th Street to West 58th Street, and widen protected bike lanes along much of the corridor. The improvements are intended to benefit more than 51,000 daily bus riders and enhance safety for cyclists and pedestrians on one of Manhattan’s busiest transportation corridors.

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