These two professors want to revolutionize Brooklyn’s bus routes
Two scholars at NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management have developed a daring new plan for Brooklyn’s bus service, which they say would bring ridership to its highest peak yet and save the transportation network from collapse.
Dr. Alon Levy and Dr. Eric Goldwyn have introduced in a story in New York Magazine, a three-pronged approach to improvement, which would finally allow New Yorkers to “plan their day around the bus, confident that it will get them to work, school, or a doctor’s appointment on time.”
The first step — and the most critical one, according to the pair — is to redesign the borough’s most congested roadways, such as Flatbush, Church and Nostrand avenues. The bus lane would move from the gutter to the center of the road, allowing buses to avoid bikes, double parked cars and other moving vehicles, as well as avoiding getting caught behind cars turning right.