Bad news for transit riders: Thanks to opposition from State Senator Bill Perkins, among others, 32,000 crosstown bus riders in Harlem will continue to enjoy “slower than walking” bus speeds along the 125th Street corridor. The New York City Department of Transportation and MTA/NYC Transit announced this morning that they will not proceed with the M60 Select Bus Service project because of unresolved concerns from Community Boards and elected officials.

Dear Stakeholder,

Thank you for your dedicated participation and engagement on the M60 Select Bus Service (SBS) Project. You have given us a tremendous amount of feedback about bus service on 125^th Street, as well as other issues affecting pedestrians and motorists along the corridor.

There are still a number of concerns about the project from the local Community Boards and elected officials that we have not been able to resolve to date. As a result, NYCDOT and MTA New York City Transit have decided not to proceed with the M60 Select Bus Service project at this time. We do hope to have a continued dialogue with community stakeholders about ways that we can continue to improve bus speed and service, traffic flow, parking, and pedestrian safety along 125th Street. In the short term, we plan to work with the Community Boards to explore whether any parking or traffic improvements discussed during the SBS outreach process can improve 125th Street for all users.

Again, thank you for the time and effort that you put into this project, and we hope that you will continue to be a part of the discussion for how to improve 125th Street.

If you have any questions regarding this announcement or the project, please contact Josh Orzeck from NYCDOT at jorzeck@dot.nyc.gov or (212) 839-6218, or Robert Marino from NYCT at (646) 252-2659.