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Bx41 Webster Avenue SBS

The Corridor

The Bx41 Webster Avenue SBS Corridor extends 5.3 miles from The Hub (East 149th Street) to Williams Bridge (East Gun Hill Road). The Bx41 currently carries approximately 22,000 daily riders. Webster Avenue presents a strong market for a rapid bus service with approximately 200,000 residents within a 10-minute walk of the corridor, 61 percent who currently commute by transit. Additionally 71 percent of households in this same area do not own a car.

Project Description

Bx41 SBS service will begin June 30, 2013. The overall goals of the project are to speed buses and increase reliability, improve safety for all corridor users, and support overall community needs, while not materially affecting traffic and parking. The project team has studied corridor and service design alternatives that take into account transit operations, pedestrian amenities, traffic operations, and on-street parking/curb access, among other factors. Transit operations focus on improving bus speed and reliability, to benefit both SBS and local buses. The project looks at increasing total pedestrian space and improving pedestrian safety at intersections along the corridor. A detailed traffic modeling effort will ensure that the corridor maintains appropriate traffic flows and speeds while accommodating local vehicular circulation. Another major consideration is minimizing the loss of parking and delivery space that is essential to both businesses and residents on Webster Avenue.

Physical Features

• Four miles of dedicated offset bus lanes with bus bulb stations
• Off board fare collection for faster boarding
• Station and bus branding
• Three-door, low floor buses
• Transit signal priority (TSP) later in 2013
• Pedestrian safety improvements, particularly at Tremont Avenue
• New Roberto Clemente Transit Plaza at the Hub to be built in 2015

Service Plan Features

• Bx41 SBS replaces Bx41 Limited with half-mile stop spacing and frequent all day service
• Bx41 Local will continue to operate 24 hours a day

Proposed Conditions looking north at Webster Avenue/167th Street

Map showing Proposed Station Locations

*Please be aware that during bus bulb construction there will be nearby temporary bus stops

Additional Information

• Community Advisory Committee Meeting #4 Presentation (PDF, 5.7 MB)
• January 2013 Public Open House Boards (PDF, 6.9 MB)