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33-532: (Redirected from M-106 ) M106 or M-106 may refer to: M106 (New York City bus) , a New York City Bus route in Manhattan M-106 (Michigan highway) , a state highway in Michigan BMW M106 , a motor Messier 106 , a spiral galaxy about in the constellation Canes Venatici Klimov VK-106 or M-106 aircraft engine M106 mortar carrier

66-602: A dogleg turn on 1st Avenue to resume service. Along both routes, there are several connections to the New York City Subway at: In the future, when the second phase of the Second Avenue Subway opens, a station is planned on Second Avenue-106th Street . The New York City Department of Plant and Structures began operating a bus route designated the M6 – which soon became NYCO's 19 on July 1, 1921. It

99-587: 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

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165-487: A vote in the legislature. Key features of bus rapid transit include dedicated lanes, alignment of lanes to reduce conflicts with other vehicles, frequent service, off-vehicle fare collection, sheltered stations, platform-level boarding , and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) features such as transit signal priority . A 2011 study by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) determined that

198-693: Is a service provided by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)'s Regional Bus Operations for limited-stop bus routes with some bus rapid transit features in New York City . The first SBS route was implemented in 2008 to improve speed and reliability on long, busy corridors. SBS routes use vehicle-segregated, camera-enforced bus lanes ; sidewalk extensions for bus stops; relatively long distances between stops; vehicular turn restrictions along corridors; and next-bus travel information screens. The first route

231-562: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages M106 (New York City bus) The M96 begins at 96th Street and West End Avenue . They then continue eastbound to Central Park West onto the 97th Street Transverse, with the westbound M96 exiting at 97th Street and using Central Park West to dogleg turn onto 96th Street and later turning off 96th Street at Broadway, and using 97th Street and West End Avenue to loop back to 96th Street. The M96 then continues east on 96th Street to 1st Avenue, with

264-558: Is in session and use 101st Street and then 2nd Avenue to return to normal routing. The M106 diverges from the M96 at Fifth and Madison Avenues, using 5th Avenue westbound and Madison Avenue eastbound until 106th Street, where it turns onto 106th Street and runs on the street until 1st Avenue, where the eastbound M106 continues east on 106th Street, right on FDR Drive, and west on 105th Street to terminate directly after turning onto 105th Street. The westbound M106 returns to 106th Street by utilizing

297-576: Is the first and only SBS line to not run on late nights and weekends. The Bx12 Limited was the first route to be converted into a Select Bus Service line, the Bx12 SBS . It was placed into service in June 2008 replacing limited stop service with SBS on this line. Both Bx12 Select Bus Service and Bx12 local are based out of the Gun Hill Bus Depot . During late nights, the corridor is served by

330-626: The M15 SBS on October 10, 2010, which replaced limited stop service with SBS on this line. Unlike the former Limited, the M15 SBS makes limited stops south of Houston St, and only runs between 126 Street and South Ferry. St Mark's Place and East 72nd Street were also eliminated. Originally based out of the 126th Street Bus Depot , since January 2015, M15 Select Bus Service is based out of the Mother Clara Hale Bus Depot , while

363-595: The 106th Street branch of the M96 was relabeled to the M106, and on this same date, it was rerouted to use Fifth and Madison Avenues between 96th/97th Streets and 106th Street instead of Lexington and Third Avenues. The M96 was set to become the next route to be converted to Select Bus Service after the M14, with implementation set for 2019, but was pushed back due to budget constraints. Select Bus Service Select Bus Service ( SBS ; stylized as + select bus service)

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396-662: The Broadway section of the LTD route, while the B82 SBS did not replace service along the original B82 LTD portion between Bay 37th St and Coney Island. For the other routes, all service was converted from local to SBS, and numerous local stops were combined or omitted. The Bx12, M15, M34, M34A, S79, Bx41, B44, B46, Bx6, and Q52 routes run the whole day, while the M60, M86, Q44, Q70, M23, M79, Q53, M14A, and M14D routes run at all times. The B82

429-737: The Bronx were combined into much busier stops for faster service, and some stops in Queens have been replaced by the Q20A/B local routes. As both the Q20 branches do not enter the Bronx and the Q44 ran local late nights only, the Q44 gained 24/7 SBS service between the Bronx Zoo and Jamaica . The Q20A replaced the Q44 local in Queens late nights. In September 2016, the eleventh corridor (twelfth route overall) and

462-800: The Bx12 local service, which operates 24/7. NYC Bus : Bx7 , Bx20 MTA Bus : BxM1 NYC Subway : [REDACTED] train at Inwood–207th Street NYC Bus: Bx3 , Bx12 Local NYC Bus: Bx12 Local, Bx32 NYC Subway: [REDACTED] train at Fordham Road NYC Bus: Bx12 Local, Bx31 MTA Bus : BxM10 MTA Bus: Bx23 , Q50 , BxM8 NYCT Bus: Bx5 , Bx12 Local, Bx24 , Bx29 NYC Subway: [REDACTED] [REDACTED] ​ trains at Pelham Bay Park Bee-Line: 45 NYC Bus: Bx5 (Weekend Only), Bx25, Bx38 NYC Bus: Bx5 (Weekend Only), Bx25, Bx38 MTA Bus: Bx23, Q50 NYC Bus: Bx5 (Weekend Only), Bx28 NYC Bus: Bx5 (Weekend Only), Bx25, Bx26 , Bx28, Bx38 The M15 Limited became

495-523: The Bx12, M15, Bx41, B44, Q44, B46, Q70, Q52, Q53, and B82 where corresponding local bus service still operates (except on the Q44, whose nighttime local variant was eliminated and replaced with the full-time SBS route, and the Q70, which had no local equivalent before the conversion). The Bx6 SBS was split from the Bx6 local, which had no limited-stop variant prior to SBS implementation on that route. The B46 SBS omitted

528-561: The FDR Drive to 110th Street and Riverside Drive. In the 1963 fiscal year, this route was extended at the request of residents along the route. On May 24, 1964, it was truncated to run solely on 106th Street between 5th Avenue and FDR Drive. The M107 became a branch of the M19 on January 7, 1974, and in May of 1993, the main branch of the M19 was relabeled to the M96, and three years later, in 1996,

561-590: The M14A and M14D. Five additional temporary routes would have been implemented for the shutdown in April 2019. However, on January 3, 2019, the shutdown plan was altered by Governor Andrew Cuomo and the proposed SBS routes were put on hold. In February 2019, the MTA announced plans to implement SBS on the M14A and M14D, and has since been implemented on July 1, 2019. All current SBS corridors are enforced by cameras restricting non-buses in these lanes on weekdays where

594-549: The SBS system was best classified as "Not BRT" because it lacked many of these BRT Standard features. The first Select Bus Service corridor, on the Bx12 along 207th Street , Fordham Road , and Pelham Parkway , was placed into service on June 29, 2008. The next line, the M15 , saw Select Service begin on October 10, 2010 after the delivery of new low-floor buses. The M34 / M34A line

627-523: The bus lane is curbside, with the bus lanes marked by red paint. Where the bus lane is an offset lane (that is, one lane away from the curb), non-bus traffic is restricted at all times except for emergencies. Currently, SBS operates twenty different bus lines on seventeen different corridors. By order of implementation, SBS was placed on the Bx12, M15, M34, M34A, S79, Bx41, B44, M60, M86, Q44, B46, Q70, M23, M79, Bx6, Q52, Q53, B82, M14A, and M14D routes. SBS replaced nearly-identical limited-stop service on

660-532: The fifth in Manhattan, became a Select Bus Service route on November 6, 2016 with dedicated bus lanes and countdown clocks at some stops, replacing M23 local service at the cost of $ 1.7 million. The M79 became an SBS route in May 2017, with the installation of bus lanes along its route. The Bx6, after the completion of bus lanes and widened sidewalks, became an SBS route in September 2017. It supplements

693-765: 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 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

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726-445: The implementation of the B82 SBS, it would halt the implementation of Select Bus Service in the outer boroughs until 2021 as a result of budget cuts, and an upcoming redesign of the city's bus network. A temporary M14 Select Bus Service route was proposed for implementation in early 2019, in preparation for the 14th Street Tunnel shutdown . This route would have run between Tenth Avenue and Stuyvesant Cove Ferry, with local service on

759-505: The local Bx41 route, is proposed for later implementation. A seventh corridor, and the third for Manhattan, the M60 125th Street – Triborough Bridge – Astoria Boulevard bus route to LaGuardia Airport, was converted to SBS on May 25, 2014; local service was replaced by other routes running alongside the route of the M60 (the M100 , M101 , Bx15 , and Q19 ). An eighth Select Bus Service route

792-633: The local and Select Bus Service route of the B46 changed northern terminals to improve reliability. Originally planned for implementation in fall 2015, it was instituted on July 3, 2016. The tenth corridor, and the first for Queens, is the Q44 limited bus route running on East 177th Street (the Cross Bronx Expressway service road) and Main Street , which began on November 29, 2015. Selected stops in

825-558: The local service by stopping at high ridership stops. This is the third route for the Bronx. Select Bus Service along Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards was implemented on the Q52 and Q53 routes in November 2017. Select Bus Service along Kings Highway was implemented on the B82, which replaced the former Limited-Stop route, on October 1, 2018. The city subsequently announced that following

858-485: The second for Queens, the Q70 , was rebranded as the "LaGuardia Link" and became a SBS route. As opposed to other SBS routes, the Q70 is wrapped in a light blue scheme with clouds and airplanes in order to encourage more people to use public transportation when using the airport. This marked MTA Bus's first SBS route, as well as the second for Queens and the eleventh overall. The M23 , the twelfth corridor (thirteenth route) and

891-505: The westbound M96 once again leaving 96th Street at Madison Avenue to dogleg turn on 97th Street to access the westbound 97th Street Transverse. The M96 then takes a left turn at 1st Avenue, and then again at 97th Street, to terminate on 97th Street in front of the Metropolitan Hospital . Westbound M96 dogleg turn onto 96th Street using 2nd Avenue to resume service. Some M96 runs begin at 1st Avenue and 99th Street when school

924-575: Was eventually scrapped because of community opposition related to loss of parking. The corridor is being considered again as part of the Bus Forward study in 2017. The Select Bus Service program was unveiled to the public in March 2008. At the time of the announcement, the MTA and then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg had stated that implementation on other corridors was contingent on the passage of congestion pricing , which ultimately did not make it for

957-693: Was moved up to September 2, 2012; the local equivalents of the S79 route are the S78 and S59 buses. A sixth corridor, the second for the Bronx, began service on the Bx41 Webster Avenue route on June 30, 2013; this route was the first "Phase II" SBS route to begin service (the existing corridors plus the B44 comprise Phase I). Another Select Bus Service route on Webster Avenue, which will be extended to run between LaGuardia Airport and Fordham Plaza alongside

990-638: Was operated by Green Bus Lines from 1933 to 1936, when it was taken over by the New York City Omnibus Corporation on June 22, 1936. The Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority began operating a bus route on September 10, 1962, designated as the M107, on a six-month trial basis. Bus service ran every 15 minutes between 6:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. from Monday through Saturday, and 30 minutes during these hours on Sundays and holidays. It originally ran from 106th Street and

1023-522: Was planned in the 2014–2017 Financial Plan. The eighth Select Bus Service corridor (ninth route overall), and the fourth in Manhattan, was for the M86 running on 86th Street , which was originally scheduled to start running on June 28, 2015, but pushed back to July 13, 2015; it did not include a major change in stops. The ninth corridor, and the second for Brooklyn, is the B46 on Utica Avenue . When implemented,

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1056-489: Was started on November 13, 2011. Initially, a 34th Street busway was planned that would require eliminating 34th Street as a through street, but it was dropped in favor of the standard SBS model. The B44 Rogers/ Bedford / Nostrand Avenues bus route, the fifth Select Bus Service corridor in the city, was implemented on November 17, 2013 after the arrival of new fare machines. The S79 Hylan Boulevard / Richmond Avenue route, initially slated to be converted to SBS in 2013,

1089-483: Was the Bx12 along Fordham Road and the Pelham Parkway ; as of July 2019 , the system has expanded to twenty SBS routes along seventeen corridors. Twenty more routes are proposed through 2027. In summer 2018, the MTA announced that it was considering delaying the implementation of SBS routes outside Manhattan until 2021 because of the city's upcoming bus-network redesign. In 2002, Schaller Consulting conducted

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