Select Bus Service

Select Bus Service

An M15 Select Bus Service bus operates through the Lower East Side, bound for South Ferry.
Founded	2008
Locale	New York City, New York, United States
Service type	Bus rapid transit
Routes	13 bus routes 12 corridors (4 proposed)
Destinations	B44: Williamsburg – Sheepshead Bay B46: Bedford-Stuyvesant – Kings Plaza Bx12: Inwood – Bay Plaza Bx41: The Hub – Williamsbridge M15: East Harlem – South Ferry M23: Chelsea Piers – East Side M34: West Side – East Side M34A: P. A. Bus Term. – Waterside Plaza M60: Upper West Side – LaGuardia Airport M86: Upper West Side – Yorkville Q44: Bronx Zoo – Jamaica Q70: Woodside – LaGuardia Airport S79: Staten Island Mall – Bay Ridge
Stations	163
Fleet	S79: Daimler Orion VII B46 & Q70: New Flyer XD40 Q44: New Flyer XD60 and Nova Bus LFS Artic All other routes: Nova Bus LFS Artic
Operator	MTA New York City Bus & MTA Bus
Website	Official website

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S79: Daimler Orion VII
B46 & Q70: New Flyer XD40

Select Bus Service (SBS; stylized on the buses as +selectbusservice) is a brand used by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's MTA Regional Bus Operations for bus rapid transit service in New York City. SBS began service in 2008 in order to improve speed and reliability on long, busy corridors. SBS routes use vehicle-segregated, camera-enforced bus lanes; sidewalk extensions for bus stops; relatively large distances between stops; vehicular turn restrictions along corridors; and next-bus travel information screens. The first route was the Bx12 along Fordham Road and the Pelham Parkway; as of November 2016^[update], thirteen SBS routes run along twelve corridors. Several more corridors are proposed for Select Bus Service, with four routes planned for implementation in spring 2017.

In 2002, Schaller Consulting conducted a study on potential bus rapid transit services in New York City. In 2004, the MTA in conjunction with the New York City Department of Transportation and New York State Department of Transportation, performed an initial study on bus rapid transit, with 80 corridors studied citywide. In late 2004, the MTA identified five corridors for implementation of bus rapid transit, one in each of the five boroughs: the Fordham Road/Pelham Parkway corridor in the Bronx, First Avenue and Second Avenue in Manhattan, Merrick Boulevard in Queens, Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn, and Hylan Boulevard in Staten Island. Four bus priority corridors were also identified for implementation or expansion (three in Manhattan, one in the Bronx): Madison Avenue (expansion), Fifth Avenue, 34th Street, and Webster Avenue. The Merrick Boulevard corridor was eventually scrapped because of community opposition related to loss of parking.