Mayor Adams must build a busway and widen the sidewalks on 42nd Street to speed up buses and provide more space for the throngs that crowd the Midtown thoroughfare, three local community boards said in one voice.
“Given the critical need to enhance public transportation infrastructure in this highly congested area of Manhattan, this project would significantly improve the efficiency and livability of 42nd Street for both commuters and pedestrians,” the chairs of Community Boards 4, 5 and 6 wrote to city leaders in a recent letter [PDF].
Advocates recently dialed up the calls for a better Deuce, which would benefit greatly from the type of ban on private car traffic that the de Blasio-era Department of Transportation implemented on 14th Street, which improved bus speeds by 24 percent, and increased ridership by 30 percent, according to agency stats…