Bus Rapid Transit

It's here: The Transportation Equity Atlas of New York City

The Pratt Center's Transportation Equity Project works with grassroots organizations to make New York's transportation systems serve the needs of all New Yorkers and support sustainable growth of the city and its neighborhoods. Through research, policy advocacy, and organizing, the Transportation Equity Project promotes

• Faster commutes for those with the longest rides.
  We use our data and mapping expertise to identify who in New York City needs better transit most urgently and examine cost-effective strategies for addressing those gap
• Car and truck traffic reduction.
  We work to take vehicles off the road by promoting swifter, easier mass transit, and freight rail infrastructure that will reduce truck traffic.
• Environmental quality and pedestrian safety.
  We help low- and moderate-income communities to create greenways and green streets where people can walk, bike, and breathe safely
• Community participation in transportation policy.
  Pratt Center supports civic and community groups organizing across the city and region for cost-effective transportation investments that strengthen neighborhoods.

Bus Rapid Transit makes buses move people almost as quickly and efficiently as a subway system, but at a much lower cost.

In tight-budget times, BRT makes more sense than ever. Multi-billion dollar subway and commuter rail projects don't serve the communities with the most urgent transit needs; they also require an all-or nothing commitment that burdens the transit system and its riders with debt, and don't deliver their promised benefits for many years.