BusTime, the MTA's attempt to make it easier to know when your bus will arrive, comes to Manhattan on Monday. But for its debut on the island it will at first only be available for the incredibly slow M34 and M34A Select Bus Service—a regular contender in the annual Pokey Awards. Still, progress! more ›

Now that the M15's sidewalk ticket kiosks have been named a success, the city is planning to use the service to speed up other idling bus lines. The crosstown M34 was named the sixth slowest bus in the city at last year's Pokey Awards [pdf], with an average speed of 4.4 mph, but NYCT President Thomas Prendergast said, "The introduction of off-board fare collection does a lot to help speed travel by cutting down significantly on the amount of time a bus sits in the bus stop." more ›

Midtown bus riders will now get to enjoy the luxury granted only to L train commuters up until now—knowing exactly how long they'll have to wait at their stop with convenient nearby countdown clocks. Eight LED screens have been installed across 34th street, giving riders arrival times for the M34 and M16 buses. The project costs the city nothing since a technology company donated the screens and buses are already equipped with GPS. Mayor Bloomberg pointed out that the technology is "similar to that used to track military vehicles in Iraq and Afghanistan.” more ›