The 34th Street Transitway project will construct a new high quality right-of-way for crosstown bus service along 34th Street. This facility would include a physically separate right-of-way for buses on 34th Street, as well as passenger boarding islands, a prepayment fare system, and other bus operations improvements. The 34th Street Transitway will feature a signature Select Bus Service route between the Javits Convention Center (West 34th Street between 11th and 12th Avenues) and the E. 34th Street ferry landing, along 34th Street. In addition, the Transitway will be used by existing and expanded express bus routes from Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and New Jersey, buses connecting to the Pier 79/West 39th Street ferry terminal, and other local buses. The project will also create a significant new pedestrian plaza in the middle of Manhattan and other pedestrian mobility, safety, and comfort enhancements along the corridor. Overall, these changes will significantly speed bus service along 34th Street by an estimated 35%, and will benefit the overall quality of life along the corridor.

The Transitway would be constructed with a two lane, bi-directional bus lane aligned against one curb of the street. The remainder of the street would be used for one-way traffic, running outbound from midtown: westbound from Sixth Avenue, and eastbound from Fifth Avenue. Between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, the only buses would be allowed as through traffic, with the remainder of the space used for new pedestrian spaces. Loading and parking activity would be available along at least one side of each block at all times.

Typical Plan View (download larger size pdf)

34th Street Cross Section at Stations (download larger size pdf)

34th Street Cross Section Not at Stations (download larger size pdf)

This set of improvements was identified through the 34th Street Transit Corridor Alternatives Analysis study. The purpose and need for the study was to find ways to improve crosstown transit service, improve express commuter bus service, reduce pedestrian congestion, and accommodate future growth along the corridor. The study determined that the Bus Rapid Transit alternative (the Transitway project) was the only alternative that would address all of these needs.

• Scoping for project environmental review, including public input
• Study of changes needed to truck route network
• Public input on design needs for corridor

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