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NYC Unveils $882M ‘Next Stop’ Bus Speed Plan

7/9/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul announced the “Next Stop” plan to speed buses on at least 50 New York City corridors.
The plan funds $882 million over five years for 28 bus-lane projects, five rapid bus corridors and 300 new shelters.
All-door boarding and queue-jump signals are included to shave minutes off each trip.
Officials project up to six-minute travel-time reductions, roughly a 20% speed boost on priority routes.

History

Historical Context

New York’s bus-priority efforts began with the 2006 Victory Boulevard traffic-signal preemption and the 2015 rollout of the first dedicated MTA bus lanes. Building on those pilots, the MTA and NYCDOT expanded signal-priority to 1,700 intersections, raising average speeds by 18%. The 2024 “Next Stop” plan now extends bus lanes to 28 corridors citywide.

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Story summary

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul announced the “Next Stop” plan to speed buses on at least 50 New York City corridors.
The plan funds $882 million over five years for 28 bus-lane projects, five rapid bus corridors and 300 new shelters.
All-door boarding and queue-jump signals are included to shave minutes off each trip.
Officials project up to six-minute travel-time reductions, roughly a 20% speed boost on priority routes.

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