New York City is set to move forward with a long-delayed busway on 34th Street between Ninth Avenue and Third Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan. The plan is intended to improve travel times for more than 28,000 daily bus riders while enhancing street safety, freight movement, and emergency vehicle access. The initiative builds on the city’s previous bus-priority projects, including the 14th Street busway.
Construction has begun on the full redesign of McGuinness Boulevard in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Led by the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT), the project will extend existing parking-protected bike lanes between Meeker Avenue and Calyer Street north to the Pulaski Bridge.
Construction is progressing on the South Battery Park City Resiliency Project (SBPCRP) in Battery Park, Manhattan. Led by architect and engineer AECOM, the project is one component of the 3.5-mile-long Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency (LMCR) master plan to reduce the risk of flood damage from storm events like Hurricane Sandy. Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority is listed as the owner of the development.
The New York City Department of Transportation has announced the second phase of the 31st Avenue bike boulevard redesign in Astoria, Queens. The project will add a parking-protected, two-way bike lane from Steinway Street to 51st Street, extending the corridor from Vernon Boulevard toward Woodside and improving connections to the Queens Waterfront Greenway and East River.
The New York City Department of Transportation has announced plans for a new dedicated bus lane along Broadway in Jackson Heights, Queens to improve service for LaGuardia Airport travelers, airport workers, and local commuters ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
