Routes

23rd Street Select Bus Service

M23 Select Bus Service began on November 6, 2016

Overview | Updates

Overview

23rd Street Select Bus Service

Select Bus Service (SBS) projects across the city have helped reduce time spent waiting for the bus, boarding the bus, and traveling. With 15,000 daily passengers, over only approximately three miles, the M23 is an important crosstown route that connects riders to multiple subway and bus routes, neighborhoods, schools, and job centers.

SBS routes operate in every borough, with a total of eight routes citywide. SBS improvements are customized for each SBS corridor, depending on the needs of the route. The benefits of SBS can include the following:

  • Faster boarding with off-board fare payment and the ability to board the bus through any door
  • Faster, more reliable bus service with dedicated bus lanes to avoid congestion
  • A more comfortable wait with improved bus shelters and benches
  • Less time waiting at traffic lights with signal priority for buses (Transit Signal Priority)
  • Know when the next bus is coming with real-time information displays
  • Get directions at bus stops with neighborhood map displays
  • Safer streets and crossings with high-visibility crosswalks, improved medians, and reconfigured intersections

Together, these improvements have made for faster, more reliable, and more comfortable bus service throughout the city.

Updates

June 27, 2016: Presentation to Community Board 5 (Transportation Committee) Download the presentation (pdf)

June 15, 2016: Presentation to Community Board 4 (Transportation Committee) Download the presentation (pdf)

June 6, 2016: Presentation to Community Board 6 (Transportation Committee) Download the presentation (pdf)

April 20, 2016: Presentation to Community Board 4 (Transportation Committee) Download the presentation (pdf)

April 4, 2016: Presentation to Community Board 6 (Transportation Committee) Download the presentation (pdf)

March 28, 2016: Presentation to Community Board 5 (Transportation Committee) Download the presentation (pdf)

October 13, 2015: Presentation to Community Boards and Elected Officials Download the presentation (pdf)