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NYCBRT Study

The New York City BRT Pilot Program

In 2004 the City of New York, the MTA, and the New York State Department of Transportation conducted a joint study of BRT opportunities across New York City. The study focused on the city's highest volume bus routes and identified a set of five pilot corridors.

PHASE I BRT PROJECTS

Fordham Road Bx12 SBS
Service launched June 2008

First Avenue/Second Avenue SBS
Service to being in 2010

Nostrand Avenue SBS
Service to begin in late 2011

34 Street Phase II SBS
Planning underway for an exclusive busway

OTHER BUS PRIORITY PROJECTS

Fifth Avenue/Madison Avenue Bus Lane Improvements
Completion in 2010

PHASE 2 BRT PROJECTS

Introduction to Bus Rapid Transit Phase II Report
Further information on NYCDOT website

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