Transit Lab https://transitlab.nyc/research Independent research and open data on New York City transit. en-us Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Did bus cameras keep lanes clear? https://transitlab.nyc/bus-cameras https://transitlab.nyc/bus-cameras Evaluation Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Drivers blocked lanes and stops less. Bus speeds on lane streets didn’t move measurably (−0.2%, 95% interval −1.1 to +0.6), against about +3.3% from the lanes themselves. Did free buses bring more riders? https://transitlab.nyc/fare-free-pilot https://transitlab.nyc/fare-free-pilot Evaluation Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Yes, mostly people who already rode them, riding more often: only 12% were new. Nearby routes lost about 5% of their paying riders and won them back when fares returned. It cost about $4 per extra trip, and buses didn’t get faster. Did congestion pricing speed up buses? https://transitlab.nyc/congestion-pricing https://transitlab.nyc/congestion-pricing Evaluation Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Yes, and buses kept most of it in 2026. The study also counts the time saved by everyone on the road in the zone, about 5.6 million hours in 2025, and follows taxis and Ubers, which sped up at first and then lost the gain. Bus lanes on the 12 streets where buses lose the most time https://transitlab.nyc/bus-lanes-proposal https://transitlab.nyc/bus-lanes-proposal Proposal Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Flatbush Av and Broadway save the most in all. The 3.3% gain behind the sums is measured, from 53 stretches of road that got a new lane from 2023 to 2025. Which bus stops are too close together? https://transitlab.nyc/stop-balancing https://transitlab.nyc/stop-balancing Proposal Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 About 1,000 quieter stops within 750 ft of the next one, on 40 routes. Spacing every route to a quarter mile instead would cost riders time, not save it.