Select Bus Service

Select Bus Service

An M15 Select Bus Service bus operates through the Lower East Side, bound for South Ferry.
Founded	2008
Locale	Bronx, New York and Manhattan, New York
Service area	Bx12: Fordham Road, Pelham Parkway M15: First/Second Avenues, Chinatown, Water Street M34/M34A: 34th Street
Service type	Bus rapid transit
Routes	3
Destinations	Bx12: Inwood-Bay Plaza M15: East Harlem-South Ferry M34/M34A: Crosstown
Stations	81 (13 counted twice as part of one-way pair on M15)
Fleet	80 low-floor articluated 33 for the Bx12 (1200–1232) 47 for the M15 (1233–1279) 30 low-floor standard (3800-3829) (M34/M34A)
Operator	MTA New York City Bus
Web site	Select Bus Service

Select Bus Service (SBS), marked on the buses as +selectbusservice, is a brand used by MTA Regional Bus Operations for bus rapid transit service.

Contents 1 History 2 Routes 2.1 Bx12 route 2.2 M15 route 2.3 M34 / M34A route 2.4 B44 route (begins January 2013) 3 Vehicle branding 4 Fare and payment 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

History

In conjunction with the New York City Department of Transportation, the MTA identified five corridors for implementation of bus rapid transit, one in each of the five boroughs, in late 2004: the Fordham Road/Pelham Parkway corridor in the Bronx, First and Second Avenues in Manhattan, Merrick Boulevard in Queens, Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn, and Hylan Boulevard in Staten Island. Four bus priority corridors were also identified for implementation or expansion (three in Manhattan, one in the Bronx): Madison Avenue (expansion), Fifth Avenue, 34th Street, and Webster Avenue or Third Avenue.^[1][2][3] The Merrick Boulevard corridor and the Hylan Boulevard route were eventually scrapped because of community opposition related to loss of parking.^[4][5][6]

The Select Bus Service program was unveiled to the public on March 25, 2008.^[7][8] At the time of the announcement, the MTA and the mayor had stated that implementation on other corridors was contingent on the passage of congestion pricing, which ultimately did not make it for a vote in the legislature.

The first Select Bus Service corridor, on the Bx12, was placed into service on June 29, 2008.^[9] The next line, the M15, saw Select Service begun on October 10, 2010 after the delivery of new low-floor buses.^[10][11] The M34/M34A line was started on November 13, 2011. Initially, a 34th Street busway was planned that would require eliminating 34th Street as a through street, but it was dropped in favor of the standard SBS model. The B44 line is slated for implementation in January 2013. As noted above, the S79 proposal was scrapped.^[1][3][4]

All three current SBS corridors are enforced by cameras restricting non-buses in these lanes on weekdays, with the bus lanes marked by red paint.^[3]

Routes

Currently, SBS operates on the Bx12, M15, and M34 / M34A routes, although listings have been released by the MTA for the B44 line. The "stations" for all are listed below.

Bx12 route

Bx12 Select Bus Service

Legend Broadway – Inwood  A  train 10th Avenue  1  train Cedar Avenue Hudson Line trains Sedgwick Avenue University Avenue Jerome Avenue  4  train Grand Concourse  B   D  trains Fordham Plaza Harlem Line & New Haven Line trains Southern Boulevard White Plains Road  2   5  trains Williamsbridge Road  5  train Eastchester Road Pelham Bay Park  6   <6>  trains Bay Plaza Boulevard Edson Avenue Bartow Mall Bay Plaza Co-Op City Boulevard Bay Plaza JC Penney

Station	Direction	Connections
Manhattan
Broadway Between 207th Street and Isham Street	Westbound terminus, eastbound station	NYC Bus: M100, Bx7, Bx20 (rush hours only NYC Subway:  A  train at Inwood – 207th Street
Tenth Avenue West 207th Street	Bidirectional	NYC Subway:  1  train at 207th Street
University Heights Bridge Manhattan/The Bronx border
The Bronx
Cedar Avenue-Fordham Road	Bidrectional	Metro-North: Hudson Line at University Heights (one block west at Major Deegan Expressway)
Sedgwick Avenue2	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: Bx12 Local
University Avenue	Bidrectional	NYC Bus: Bx3, Bx12 Local
Jerome Avenue	Bidrectional	NYC Bus: Bx32 NYC Subway:  4  train at Fordham Road
Grand Concourse	Bidrectional	NYC Bus: Bx1/2, Bx22, Bx34 (weekdays only) NYC Subway:  B   D  trains at Fordham Road
Fordham Plaza	Bidrectional	NYC Bus: Bx9, Bx15, Bx17, Bx22, Bx41, Bx55 Metro-North: Harlem Line and New Haven Line at Fordham Bee-Line: 60, 61, 62
Southern Boulevard-Bronx Zoo	Bidrectional	NYC Bus: Bx9, Bx19, Bx22 Bee-Line: 60, 61, 62
White Plains Road Pelham Parkway	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: Bx39 NYC Subway:  2   5  trains at Pelham Parkway Bee-Line: 60, 61, 62
Williamsbridge Road Pelham Parkway	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: Bx8 NYC Subway:  5  train at Pelham Parkway
Eastchester Road Jacobi Medical Center	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: Bx31
Pelham Bay Park Amendola Plaza	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: Bx5, Bx12 Local, Bx23, Bx24, Bx29, Q50 NYC Subway:  6   <6>  trains at Pelham Bay Park Bee-Line: 45
Baychester Avenue Bay Plaza Boulevard	Eastbound
Bay Plaza Shopping Center1	Eastbound terminus, westbound station	NYC Bus: Bx29, Bx38
Bartow Mall3	Westbound	NYC Bus: Bx23, Bx28, Q50
Edson Avenue Gun Hill Depot	Westbound	NYC Bus: Bx26, Bx28, Bx38
Notes: Buses make two stops at Bay Plaza Shopping Center: at JCPenney and at Co-Op City Boulevard. Sedgwick Avenue stop added as of January 2009.[12] Bartow Mall stop added as of Spring 2009.[13]

M15 route

• Note: Because of Second Avenue Subway construction on the Upper East Side, the southbound 96th Street and 86th Street stations are located at 100th Street and 89th Street, respectively. Southbound transfers from the M15 SBS require walking south to the corresponding streets, and vice versa.

M15 Select Bus Service

Legend 126th Street 125th Street 116th Street 114th Street 106th Street 100th Street 97th Street 89th Street 86th Street 79th Street 67th Street 57th Street 50th Street 42nd Street 34th Street M34 / M34A SBS 29th Street 28th Street M34A SBS 23rd Street M34A SBS 14th Street  L  train 2nd Street  F  train Houston Street  F  train Grand Street  B   D  trains Catherine Street Fulton Street Wall Street South Ferry  1   R  trains

Station	Direction	Connections
126th Street Depot Second Avenue	Northbound terminus, southbound station
Two-way pair Southbound service uses Second Avenue; Northbound service uses First Avenue
125th Street	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M60, M100, Bx15
116th Street	Northbound only	NYC Bus: M116
114th Street	Southbound only	NYC Bus: M116 (at 116th Street)
106th Street	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M106
100th Street	Southbound only	NYC Bus: M96 (at 96th Street)
97th Street Metropolitan Hospital	Northbound only	NYC Bus: M96
89th Street	Southbound only	NYC Bus: M86 (at 86th Street)
86th Street	Northbound only	NYC Bus: M86
79th Street	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M79
67th Street	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M66 (Eastbound on 68th St.; Westbound on 67th St.)
57th Street	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M31, M57
50th Street	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M50
42nd Street United Nations	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M42
34th Street NYU Medical Center	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M34 / 34A SBS (M34A westbound only on First Avenue)
29th Street Bellevue Hospital	Northbound only
28th Street	Southbound only	NYC Bus: M34A SBS
23rd Street VA Hospital	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M9, M23, M34A SBS
14th Street	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M14A/D NYC Subway:  L  train at First Avenue (northbound only)
Second Street	Northbound only	NYC Subway:  F  train at Second Avenue
Route continues bidirectional on Allen Street
Houston Street	Southbound only	NYC Bus: M21 NYC Subway:  F  train at Second Avenue
Grand Street	Bidirectional	NYC Subway:  B   D  trains at Grand Street
Catherine Street Madison Street	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M22 (eastbound only)
Fulton Street South Street Seaport	Bidirectional	Downtown Connection: Downtown Loop
Wall Street Water Street	Bidirectional	Downtown Connection: Downtown Loop
South Ferry Bus loop Staten Island Ferry Terminal	Southbound terminus, northbound station	NYC Bus: M5, M20 NYC Subway:  1   R  trains at South Ferry – Whitehall Street Staten Island Ferry

M34 / M34A route

The M34 and M34A Select Bus Service began on November 13, 2011.^[14] This is two SBS services, the M34 34th Street Crosstown and the former M16 route, which was re-named the M34A.^[15][16] The stops are listed below from west to east.

Unlike the Bx12 and M15 Select Bus Service routes, this service uses non-articulated buses.

M34 / M34A Select Bus Service

Legend 12th Avenue 11th Avenue – Jacob K. Javits Convention Center 10th Avenue Dyer Avenue 43rd Street / 8th Avenue – PABT  A   C   E  42nd Street / 9th Avenue 40th Street / 8th Avenue – PABT  A   C   E  39th Street / 9th Avenue 37th Street / 8th Avenue 9th Avenue 8th Avenue – Madison Square Garden  A   C   E  7th Avenue – Penn Station  1   2   3  6th Avenue – Herald Square PATH &  B   D   F   M   N   Q   R  5th Avenue – Empire State Building Park Avenue  6   <6>  3rd Avenue 2nd Avenue M15 SBS (southbound) 1st Avenue M15 SBS (northbound) 29th Street / FDR Drive Service Road 28th Street / 2nd Avenue M15 SBS (southbound) Waterside Plaza – 25th Street 23rd Street / 2nd Avenue M15 SBS (southbound) 1st Avenue / 23rd Street M15 SBS (northbound) Avenue C / 23rd Street East 34th Street Ferry Terminal

Station	Route	Direction	Connections
M34 only
Twelfth Avenue	M34 only	Westbound terminus, Eastbound station
Eleventh Avenue – Jacob K. Javits Convention Center	M34 only	Bidirectional	(Under Construction: NYC Subway: 34th Street)
Tenth Avenue	M34 only	Eastbound	NYC Bus: M11 (northbound only)
Dyer Avenue	M34 only	Westbound	NYC Bus: M11 (northbound only)
M34A only
43rd Street Eighth Avenue	M34A only	Westbound terminus, Eastbound station	NYC Bus: M20, M104 (all buses northbound only); (M42 at 42nd St) Port Authority Bus Terminal NYC Subway:  A   C   E  trains at 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal
42nd Street Ninth Avenue	M34A only	Eastbound	NYC Bus: M11 (southbound only); M42
40th Street Eighth Avenue	M34A only	Westbound	NYC Bus: M20, M104 (all buses northbound only); (M42 at 42nd St) Port Authority Bus Terminal NYC Subway:  A   C   E  trains at 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal
39th Street Ninth Avenue	M34A only	Eastbound	NYC Bus: M11 (southbound only)
37th Street Eighth Avenue	M34A only	Westbound	NYC Bus: M20, M104 (all buses northbound only)
Common Stops
Ninth Avenue	Both routes Eastbound M34 Westbound	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M11 (southbound only)
Eighth Avenue Penn Station	Both routes	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M20 (northbound only) NYC Subway:  A   C   E  trains at 34th Street – Penn Station Penn Station: Amtrak, LIRR and NJ Transit
Seventh Avenue Penn Station	Both routes	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M7, M20 (All buses southbound only) NYC Subway:  1   2   3  trains at 34th Street – Penn Station Penn Station: Amtrak, LIRR and NJ Transit
Sixth Avenue / Broadway Herald Square	Both routes	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M5, M7 (All buses northbound only) NYC Subway:  B   D   F   M   N   Q   R  trains at 34th Street – Herald Square PATH: HOB – 33, JSQ – 33, JSQ – 33 (via HOB) trains at 33rd Street
Fifth Avenue Empire State Building	Both routes	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, Q32 (All buses southbound only) NYC Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, Q32 (All buses northbound only) at Madison Avenue
Park Avenue	Both routes	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, Q32 (All buses northbound only) at Madison Avenue NYC Subway:  6   <6>  trains at 33rd Street NYC Bus: M101, M102, M103 (All buses southbound only) at Lexington Avenue
Third Avenue	Both routes	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M101, M102, M103 (All buses southbound only) at Lexington Avenue NYC Bus: M101, M102, M103 (All buses northbound only)
Second Avenue	Both routes	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M15, M15 SBS (All buses southbound only)
First Avenue	Both routes Westbound M34 Eastbound	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M15, M15 SBS (All buses northbound only)
M34A only
29th Street FDR Drive	M34A only	Westbound
28th Street Second Avenue	M34A only	Eastbound	NYC Bus: M15, M15 SBS (All buses northbound only)
Waterside Plaza – 25th Street FDR Drive	M34A only	Eastbound terminus, Westbound station
23rd Street Second Avenue / VA Hospital	M34A only	Eastbound	NYC Bus: M15, M15 SBS (All buses southbound only); M23
First Avenue 23rd Street	M34A only	Eastbound	NYC Bus: M9, M15, M15 SBS (All buses northbound only); M23
Avenue C 23rd Street	M34A only	Eastbound
M34 only
Marginal St East River Ferry Terminal	M34 only	Eastbound terminus, Westbound station	NY Waterway: East River Ferry

B44 route (begins January 2013)

Stops for the B44 Select Bus Service have also been confirmed. Intially planned for the end of 2011, then later the summer of 2012, the service is currently planned for early 2013.^[17] Unlike the Bx12 and M15 SBS routes, this service will involve a significant change in route. Stops are listed from south to north, based on transfers in place as of July 2010.

Station	Direction	Connections
Knapp Street Emmons Avenue	Southbound terminus, northbound station	NYC Bus: B4
Emmons Avenue / Nostrand Avenue	Northbound	NYC Bus: B4
Shore Parkway / Nostrand Avenue	Southbound
Avenue X	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: B36
Avenue U	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: B3, B36
Kings Highway	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: B7, B82
Flatbush Avenue	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: B6, B11, B41, B103, Q35 NYC Subway:  2   5  trains at Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College
Two-way pair north of Flatbush Avenue. Northbound traffic uses Rogers Avenue; southbound traffic uses Nostrand Avenue.
Avenue D / Newkirk Avenue	Bidirectional (Northbound at Avenue D, Southbound at Newkirk Avenue)	NYC Bus: B8 NYC Subway:  2   5  trains at Newkirk Avenue (on Nostrand Avenue only)
Church Avenue	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: B35 NYC Subway:  2   5  trains at Church Avenue (on Nostrand Avenue only)
Clarkson Avenue	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: B12 NYC Subway:  2   5  trains at Winthrop Street (on Nostrand Avenue only)
Empire Boulevard	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: B43 NYC Subway:  2   5  trains at Sterling Street (on Nostrand Avenue only)
St. John's Place	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: B45 NYC Subway:  3  train at Nostrand Avenue (on Nostrand Avenue only)
Between these stops, northbound buses switch to Bedford Avenue.
Fulton Street	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: B25, B26, B49, B65 NYC Subway:  A   C  trains at Nostrand Avenue (on Nostrand Avenue only) LIRR: Nostrand Avenue (from Nostrand Avenue only)
Lafayette Avenue / DeKalb Avenue	Bidirectional (Northbound at Lafayette Avenue, Southbound at DeKalb Avenue)	NYC Bus: B38 NYC Subway:  G  train at Bedford–Nostrand Avenues
Flushing Avenue	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: B48, B57
Hewes Street	Bidirectional
Taylor Street	Bidirectional
Bidirectional traffic resumes on Roebling Street
Williamsburg Bridge Plaza	Northbound terminus, southbound station	NYC Bus: B24, B46, B60, B62, Q54, Q59 NYC Subway:  J   M   Z  trains at Marcy Avenue
Notes: The Newkirk Avenue/Avenue D and Hewes St stops were not originally planned; the first pair of stops were added to the proposed plan in 2010, while Hewes St was added in September 2011.

Vehicle branding

Buses in Select Bus Service service have a wrap that identifies them as operating in this particular service. All SBS buses display +Select Bus Service+ in the destination sign, and flash blue lights on both sides of the destination sign. Bus stops where +SelectBusService buses stop are also identifiable with the SBS branding on the glass, and machines for MetroCard and coin payment in or near the shelters. In addition, all buses normally operated in SBS service have three doors for easier boarding and alighting.

The flashing blue lights used on the Select Bus Service is controversial and conflicts with New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law (Article 9, Section 375 (41)).^[18] NYS Law states "The use of blue lights on vehicles shall be restricted for use only by a volunteer firefighter" and "may be affixed to a police vehicle and fire vehicle, provided that such blue light or lights shall be displayed on a police vehicle and fire vehicle for rear projection only."^[19]

Fare and payment

The fare for SBS is the same as on all New York City Transit local and limited-stop buses, $2.25, payable with a MetroCard or coins. Unlike other bus lines in New York City, fare collection for SBS works via a proof-of-payment system. Customers must pay their fare before boarding the bus at pay stations located in bus shelters at the designated stops (for customers using UniTicket, the UniTicket is valid for boarding). Once fare payment is made, one must board the bus at that stop within one hour. Boarding can be done via the any of the three doors (2 doors on M34 SBS vehicles). MTA New York City Transit Fare inspectors and police randomly check for proof of payment receipts, with those unable to produce one subject to summons.^[20]

In addition, proof-of-payment receipts are only valid for the route that stops at the station at which one boards (i.e., an M34/M34A SBS receipt cannot be used on the M15 SBS). When transferring from one SBS route to another, one must obtain a second receipt from that route's fare payment machines.

See also

• New York City Transit buses
• MTA Regional Bus Operations
• Bus rapid transit

References

External links

• Select Bus Service

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