Select Bus Service#M15 route

In 2002, Schaller Consulting conducted a study on potential bus rapid transit services in New York City.{{cite web|title=Bus Rapid Transit For New York City|url=http://www.schallerconsult.com/pub/BRT_for_NYC.pdf|publisher=Schaller Consulting, Transportation Alternatives, New York Public Interest Research Group|access-date=December 24, 2015|date=June 2002}} 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.{{cite web|title=First Avenue/Second Avenue SBS Community Advisory Committee Meeting|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/downloads/pdf/2009-09-23-brt-1st2nd-cac2.pdf|website=nyc.gov|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Department of Transportation|access-date=March 7, 2016|date=September 23, 2009}}{{cite web|title=Bus Rapid Transit: NYCBRT Study|url=http://www.mta.info/mta/planning/brt/brt_presentation.pdf|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Department of Transportation, New York State Department of Transportation|access-date=February 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050512082953/http://www.mta.info/mta/planning/brt/brt_presentation.pdf|archive-date=May 12, 2005|url-status=dead|date=2004}}{{cite web|title=Select Bus Service on the Bx12: A BRT Partnership Between the New York City DOT and MTA New York City Transit|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/beaton_presentation_sbs_2010trb.pdf|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Department of Transportation|access-date=March 4, 2016|date=January 12, 2009}}

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 identified for implementation or expansion (three in Manhattan, one in the Bronx): Madison Avenue (expansion), Fifth Avenue, 34th Street, and Webster Avenue.{{cite web|title=Bus Rapid Transit: NYCBRT Study; ITS-NY Conference|url=http://www.its-ny.org/pdf/Allpresentations.pdf#page=111|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Department of Transportation, New York State Department of Transportation|access-date=April 10, 2016|date=June 8, 2007}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gothamgazette.com/graphics/2008/04/BRT_Ideas_Template.jpg|title=Map of BRT ideas in New York City|access-date=July 1, 2008}} The Merrick Boulevard corridor was eventually scrapped because of community opposition related to loss of parking.{{cite news|url=http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18201466&BRD=2731&PAG=461&dept_id=574905&rfi=6%5c|title=Merrick Parking In Doubt As Rapid Transit Nears|first=Joel|last=Weickgenant|newspaper=Queens Chronicle|date=April 12, 2007|access-date=July 1, 2008}}{{cite web|author=Staten Island Advance |url=http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/06/staten_island_pols_seek_meetin.html |title=Staten Island pols seek meeting to discuss Bus Rapid Transit on Hylan Boulevard |date=June 15, 2009 |publisher=SILive.com |access-date=April 28, 2014}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://blog.tstc.org/2008/03/25/nycs-first-and-only-bus-rapid-transit-route/|title=NYC's First – And Only? – Bus Rapid Transit Route|date=March 25, 2008|access-date=July 1, 2008}}{{cite web|url=http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/101-08/mayor-bloomberg-mta-executive-director-ceo-sander-dot-commissioner-sadik-khan-new|title=Mayor Bloomberg, MTA Executive Director and CEO Sander, and DOT Commissioner Sadik-Khan Unveil New MTA Select Bus Service (SBS) System|date=March 25, 2008|access-date=February 18, 2018}} 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 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.{{cite thesis |title=Understanding bus service reliability : a practical framework using AVL/APC data |last=Cham |first=Laura Cecilia |year=2006 |publisher=Massachusetts Institute of Technology|hdl = 1721.1/34381|type=Thesis }}{{rp|99}} A 2011 study by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) determined that the SBS system was best classified as "Not BRT" because it lacked many of these BRT Standard features.{{cite web |last1=Weinstock |first1=Annie |last2=Hook |first2=Walter |last3=Replogle |first3=Michael |last4=Cruz |first4=Ramon |title=Recapturing Global Leadership in Bus Rapid Transit |url=https://www.itdp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20110526ITDP_USBRT_Report-HR.pdf |publisher=Institute for Transportation and Development Policy |date=May 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125041845/https://www.itdp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20110526ITDP_USBRT_Report-HR.pdf |archive-date=January 25, 2017 |pages=45–46}}

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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 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 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 is the first and only SBS line to not run on late nights and weekends.

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{{Main|207th Street Crosstown Line}}

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 the Bx12 local service, which operates 24/7.{{cite web |work=mta.info |title=Bx12 Select Bus Service schedule |date=June 23, 2008 |access-date=July 1, 2008 |url=http://web.mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/bronx/bx012scur.pdf}}

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{{Main|First and Second Avenues Line}}

The M15 Limited became 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 the M15 local is based out of the Tuskegee Airmen Bus Depot.

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{{Main|M34 and M34A buses}}

The M34 SBS and M34A SBS routes began in November 2011.{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFiHTO9wM0k |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/bFiHTO9wM0k |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live| title=Introducing 34 St Select Bus Service| work=MTA.info (YouTube)| date=November 14, 2011| access-date=November 15, 2011}}{{cbignore}} These are considered by the MTA as two SBS services, the M34 34th Street Crosstown and the former M16 route, which was renamed the M34A; the routes share a single corridor.{{cite web|title=34th Street Select Bus Service Newsletter 1/July 2011 |date=July 2011 |access-date=July 28, 2011 |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/downloads/pdf/201106_34th_sbs_newsletter.pdf}}{{cite news| url=http://www.mta.info/news/2011/11/14/select-bus-service-arrives-34th-street| title=Select Bus Service Arrives at 34th Street| work=MTA.info| date=November 14, 2011| access-date=November 20, 2011| archive-date=August 18, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818120111/http://www.mta.info/news/2011/11/14/select-bus-service-arrives-34th-street| url-status=dead}} Originally, a provision of this corridor was planned to create a special "Busway" which would have seen both the M34 and M34A SBS lines run along 34th Street in a special two-lane corridor with vehicular traffic traveling in only one direction (westbound after 6th Avenue/Broadway; eastbound after 5th Avenue).{{Cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/manh/m034scur.pdf|title=M34/M34A Select Bus Service Schedule|date=September 3, 2017|website=mta.info|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916160243/http://web.mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/manh/m034scur.pdf|archive-date=September 16, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=October 22, 2017}}

This was eventually scrapped and replaced with curbside and offset bus lanes along 34th Street with bus bulbs at selected bus stops. The stops are listed below from west to east. Alternate M34 SBS trips began originating/terminating at Waterside Plaza with the M34A SBS in September 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/manh/m034scur.pdf|title=M34/M34A Select Bus Service Schedule|date=September 3, 2017|website=mta.info|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916160243/http://web.mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/manh/m034scur.pdf|archive-date=September 16, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=October 22, 2017}}

This service used non-articulated Orion 7 hybrid-electric buses between November 2011 and early April 2013, when they were replaced by the articulated buses found on the majority of the other SBS routes.{{cite web |date=July 2012 |title=MTA Bus Operations Committee Meeting July 2012 |url=http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/archive/120723_1000_BUS.pdf |access-date=March 9, 2016 |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority}} The M34 and M34A are both based in the Michael J. Quill Bus Depot.

File:8585 S79-SBS.jpg-bound S79 SBS bus at the Eltingville Transit Center.]]

{{Main|S79 (New York City bus)}}

The S79 SBS route began in September 2012. While the routing was left mostly intact, the S79 had all local service eliminated and replaced by local service on the S59 route along Richmond Avenue and the S78 route along Hylan Boulevard. The route was straightened through New Springville to bypass the Yukon Bus Depot.{{cite web|title=Hylan Boulevard Transportation Improvement Study|url=http://web.mta.info/mta/planning/sbs/docs/Hylan_Boulevard_July2012_Report.pdf|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Department of Transportation|date=July 2012|access-date=September 26, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/mta/planning/sbs/docs/Hylan_Boulevard_Final_Report.pdf|title=S79 on Hylan Boulevard +selectbusservice Progress Report|date=2013|website=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=September 26, 2016}} This route uses rigid 40-foot Nova LFS diesel buses, and is the only SBS line that does not utilize off-board fare collection. It is one of two SBS lines in the 5 boroughs that did not use 60-foot articulated buses, along with the B82 SBS, as well as the only SBS line to not have blue destination signs until July 2017. Riders must pay the fare on board, as they do on local, limited-stop, and express buses. The S79 Select Bus Service is based out of the Yukon Bus Depot.{{cite web|title=MTA Bus Operations Committee Meeting – May 2012|url=http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/120521_1130_BUS.pdf|date=May 2011|access-date=May 21, 2012}}

Northbound is towards Brooklyn and southbound is towards Staten Island. The S79 SBS is {{convert|14.8|mi|km}} long.

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{{main|Bx41 (New York City bus)}}

The Bx41 Limited, running along Webster Avenue and Melrose Avenue in the Bronx, was the first route to be converted into a Phase II Select Bus Service line.{{cite web|title=+selectbusservice: Bx41 on Webster Avenue Progress Report|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/downloads/pdf/2014-08-25-brt-websteravenue-progressreport.pdf|website=nyc.gov|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Department of Transportation|access-date=December 24, 2015|date=August 25, 2014}} The Bx41 SBS began service in June 2013. The stops are nearly identical to the limited service it replaced, and service was expanded from peak hours to seven days a week.{{cite web|title=Webster Avenue SBS|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/downloads/pdf/2013-01-08-webster-sbs-presentation-boards.pdf|website=nyc.gov|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Department of Transportation|access-date=December 24, 2015|date=January 8, 2013|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210359/http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/downloads/pdf/2013-01-08-webster-sbs-presentation-boards.pdf|url-status=dead}} The stops are listed from south to north below. Both the Bx41 local & SBS were originally based out of the Kingsbridge Depot.{{cite web|title=Transit & Bus Committee Meeting April 2013|url=http://www.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/130422_1000_Transit.pdf|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=December 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213110/http://www.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/130422_1000_Transit.pdf|archive-date=October 4, 2013|url-status=dead|date=April 2013}} In January 2017, both routes were moved to the Gun Hill Depot to ease the pressure and relieve the severe overcrowding at the Kingsbridge Bus Depot.

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{{main|B44 (New York City bus)}}

The B44 SBS route began in November 2013, replacing the B44 Limited service with Select Bus Service. Initially planned for the end of 2011, then later the summer of 2012, the start date was pushed to November 2013 as the buses for the service did not arrive until early 2013.{{cite web|title=Transit & Bus Committee Meeting: July 2013|date=July 2013|url=http://www.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/130722_1030_Transit_Bus.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004212828/http://www.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/130722_1030_Transit_Bus.pdf|archive-date=October 4, 2013|url-status=dead|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority}}{{cite web|title=+selectbusservice Nostrand Avenue/Rogers Avenue Newsletter 1/Summer 2011 |date=Summer 2011 |access-date=July 28, 2011 |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/downloads/pdf/201107_nostrand_sbs_newsletter.pdf}} Unlike other SBS routes, this service involved a significant change in route, and approximately 20 limited stops were eliminated. The elimination of the Avenue L stop, located adjacent to a school, from the SBS route, was controversial, with local elected representatives and community members starting a petition and calling for its restoration.{{cite news|url=http://brooklyn.news12.com/news/commuters-want-b44-stops-restored-to-new-select-bus-service-route-1.6462228 |title=Commuters want B44 stops restored to new Select Bus Service route |work=News 12 Brooklyn |date=November 19, 2013 |access-date=April 28, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222111731/http://brooklyn.news12.com/news/commuters-want-b44-stops-restored-to-new-select-bus-service-route-1.6462228 |archive-date=December 22, 2015}}{{cite press release|url=http://ggi.r.mailjet.com/nl/0o2v/xxh8l.html?a=5H4hDb&b=37db6609&c=0o2v&d |title=Assemblywoman Jacobs Urges the MTA to Consider Community Input About the B44 Bus |publisher=Assemblywoman Rhoda S. Jacobs |via=Mailjet |date=n.d. |access-date=April 28, 2014}} In February 2014, just under three months since its launch, the MTA conceded to community pressure and added Avenue L and Gates Avenue to the SBS route.{{cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/mta/planning/sbs/nostrand.html |title=MTA Select Bus Service | B44 Nostrand Avenue |publisher=Web.mta.info |date=November 17, 2013 |access-date=April 28, 2014}} This bus is based out of the Flatbush Bus Depot. Stops are listed from south to north.File:B44-Select-Bus-Service.png

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{{Main|M60 (New York City bus)}}

The M60 operates between the Upper West Side of Manhattan and LaGuardia Airport, providing crosstown service along 125th Street in Harlem. Select Bus Service was originally scheduled to begin in mid or late 2013, but was pushed to May 2014 due to community opposition, citing loss of available parking spaces along 125th Street in Manhattan.{{cite web | url=http://secondavenuesagas.com/2014/02/24/thoughts-on-missed-opportunities-as-sbs-m60-nears/ | title=Thoughts on missed opportunities as SBS M60 nears | publisher=Second Avenue Sagas | date=February 24, 2014 | access-date=April 21, 2014 | author=Kabak, Benjamin}}{{cite web | url=http://www.streetsblog.org/2013/10/11/the-abbreviated-plan-for-125th-street-select-bus-service-is-back/ | title=The Abbreviated Plan for 125th Street Select Bus Service Is Back | publisher=Streetsblog NYC | date=October 11, 2013 | access-date=April 21, 2014 | author=Miller, Stephen}}{{cite web|title=Transit & Bus Committee Meeting February 2014|url=http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/140224_1030_transit-bus.pdf|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=February 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224135856/http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/140224_1030_transit-bus.pdf|archive-date=February 24, 2014|url-status=dead|date=February 2014}}{{cite web|last=Solmonow|first=Seth|title=NYC DOT, MTA and State Sen. Perkins Announce 125th St. Select Bus Service to Start in April 2014, Streetscape Improvements to be Installed Along the Entire Corridor|url=http://a841-tfpweb.nyc.gov/dotpress/2013/10/125th-select-bus-service/|publisher=New York City Department of Transportation|website=nyc.gov|access-date=October 12, 2013}}{{Cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/nyct/sbs/M60LaGuardiaAirportHarlem/index.html|title=Select Bus Service on the M60|website=web.mta.info|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=September 26, 2016}} Due to its status as an airport connector, buses on the route are equipped with luggage racks.{{cite web|title=Going to an Airport? Get Connected with Metro-North|url=http://web.mta.info/mnr/html/airconn/AirportBrochure.pdf#page=3|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=December 26, 2015|date=August 2014|quote=M60 SBS buses are equipped with luggage racks.}}

The M60 was based out of 126th Street Depot upon implementation as a Select Bus Service route. In January 2015, the M60 moved to the Michael J. Quill Bus Depot, where most Manhattan crosstown routes are based out of, due to the closing of the 126th Street Depot. On April 2, 2023, it was once again moved, this time to Mother Clara Hale Depot, due to roof construction at Michael J. Quill Bus Depot. On January 5, 2025, it was moved back to Michael J. Quill Bus Depot. The stops are listed below, west to east. Stops at the eastern end of the route, within LaGuardia Airport, are marked "Airport Stop".

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{{Main|86th Street Crosstown Line}}

The M86 bus, running crosstown along 86th Street in Manhattan, was identified as a potential bus rapid transit corridor in 2009.{{cite web | url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/html/routes/86th-street.shtml | title=86th Street Select Bus Service | work=nyc.gov}} The M86 SBS route debuted in July 2015.{{cite web | url=http://www.mta.info/news-sbs-select-bus-service-new-york-city-transit-bus/2015/07/13/nyc-department-transportation-nyc | title=NYC Department of Transportation, NYC Transit and Elected Officials Announce Launch of Select Bus Service on 86th Street | work=mta.info | access-date=July 14, 2015 | archive-date=August 22, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822214322/http://www.mta.info/news-sbs-select-bus-service-new-york-city-transit-bus/2015/07/13/nyc-department-transportation-nyc | url-status=dead }} It was the fourth corridor in Manhattan and the fifth Manhattan bus line to have Select Bus Service.{{cite web | url=http://web.mta.info/mta/planning/sbs/86St_M86.html | title=M86 86th Street Manhattan Crosstown | work=mta.info}} The M86 SBS was based out of the Tuskegee Airmen Depot, but was switched to the Michael J. Quill Depot in January 2018.

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File:NYCT Bus 2017 New Flyer XD60 6001.jpg{{Main|Q20 and Q44 buses}}

In 2015, the Main Street corridor, along with the parallel Kissena/Parsons Boulevards corridor and the 164th Street corridor, was studied by the NYC Department of Transportation for the implementation of SBS between Flushing and Jamaica, Queens. The Q44 Limited route, which formerly made limited stops only during the day, was planned for conversion into a full-time bus rapid transit line, with local service continuing to be provided by the parallel Q20A/B services.{{cite web|title=Flushing To Jamaica Select Bus Service: January 22, 2015: Public Open House|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/downloads/pdf/2015-01-22-brt-flushingjamaica-pw3-boards.pdf|website=nyc.gov|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Department of Transportation|access-date=July 6, 2015|date=January 22, 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Toure|first1=Madina|title=NE Queens leaders wary of Select Bus Service proposal|url=http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2015/4/bustransit_tl_2015_01_23_q.html|website=timesledger.com|publisher=Times Ledger|access-date=July 6, 2015|date=January 22, 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Cronin|first1=Jon|title=DOT Presents Updated SBS Plan For Main St|url=http://queenstribune.com/dot-presents-updated-sbs-plan-for-main-st/|website=queenstribune.com|publisher=Queen Tribune|access-date=July 6, 2015|date=June 4, 2015|archive-date=July 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706145513/http://queenstribune.com/dot-presents-updated-sbs-plan-for-main-st/|url-status=dead}}

The Q44 SBS was approved in June 2015, with no changes from the original routing, which runs between Queens and the Bronx.{{cite web | url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/downloads/pdf/2015-06-09-brt-flushing-jamaica-cb12.pdf | title=Q44 Select Bus Service: Queens Community Board 12 Transportation Committee | work=New York City Department of Transportation | date=June 9, 2015 | access-date=October 16, 2015}} Due to community opposition, bus lanes were only installed on a small portion of the route between Roosevelt Avenue and the Long Island Expressway in Downtown Flushing and Queensboro Hill, and on Archer Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard in Jamaica.{{cite news|last1=Kern-Jedrychowska|first1=Ewa|title=Q44 Select Bus Service Rolls Out to Ease Commute Between Queens and Bronx|url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20151130/jamaica/q44-select-bus-service-rolls-out-ease-commute-between-queens-bronx|newspaper=DNAinfo.com|access-date=December 3, 2015|location=Queens|date=November 30, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202031550/http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20151130/jamaica/q44-select-bus-service-rolls-out-ease-commute-between-queens-bronx|archive-date=December 2, 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Offner|first1=Daniel|title=No Bus-Only Lane For Part of Main Street|url=http://queenstribune.com/dot-no-bus-only-lane-for-main-street/|website=queenstribune.com|publisher=Queens Tribune|access-date=July 6, 2015|date=April 23, 2015|archive-date=July 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706112603/http://queenstribune.com/dot-no-bus-only-lane-for-main-street/|url-status=dead}} Portions of the Archer Avenue lanes were installed before the implementation of SBS.{{cite web|title=Jamaica Bus Improvement Study: Community Advisory Committee Meeting #2|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/downloads/pdf/201104_jamaica_cac2_slides.pdf|publisher=New York City Department of Transportation|access-date=April 10, 2016|date=March 25, 2011}}

The route began service in November 2015. The Q44 is the first Q-prefixed route to have Select Bus Service, which replaces both the Q44 late-night local and daytime limited-stop buses. Local bus service in Queens is provided by the Q20A/B, while there is no local equivalent in the Bronx. The Q20A/B and the Q44 SBS are based out of the Casey Stengel Depot.{{cite web | title=Bus Rapid Transit – Flushing To Jamaica | website= nyc.gov | date=November 29, 2015 | url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/html/routes/flushng_jamaica.shtml | access-date=November 29, 2015}}

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{{Main|B46 (New York City bus)}}

The B46 line is the busiest bus route in Brooklyn and 3rd busiest in the entire city. Select Bus Service began in July 2016, after being originally scheduled for a fall 2015 implementation. The B46 SBS replaced the B46 Limited, making similar stops along Utica Avenue and Malcolm X Boulevard. Unlike the former Limited, the B46 SBS makes limited stops south of Avenue H, and only runs between Kings Plaza and DeKalb Avenue.

The B46 local was extended along Broadway to replace limited-stop service to the Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Bus Terminal at all times. Both the B46 local and Select Bus Service are based out of the Flatbush Bus Depot, as is the B44 SBS. The B46 is the second Select Bus Service in Brooklyn, and the first one to not operate during late nights since the B44 in November 2013.

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{{Main|Q70 (New York City bus)}}In Queens, the Q70 limited-stop bus between Woodside and LaGuardia Airport via the Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street subway station was implemented in September 2013, replacing the portion of the Q33 local bus that went to LaGuardia Airport. Although the Q70 was intended as a bus rapid transit project, it had yet to be branded as Select Bus Service and did not employ most SBS elements, as it lacked ticket machines, all-door boarding, branded buses, and dedicated bus lanes.{{cite web|title=Select Bus Service|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/nyc-dot-select-bus-service-report.pdf|publisher=New York City Department of Transportation, MTA New York City Transit Authority|access-date=December 13, 2015|date=November 2013}}{{cite web|last1=Newman|first1=Phillip|title=Take 15-minute ride to LaGuardia Airport on Q70|url=http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2013/37/superbus_tl_2013_09_13_q.html|publisher=TimesLedger|access-date=December 13, 2015|date=September 16, 2013}}{{cite web|title=Q70: Limited-Stop Service to LaGuardia Airport|url=http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/NewQ70LimitedStopService_brochure.htm|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=December 13, 2015}}

The Q70 SBS was implemented in September 2016,{{cite web|title=Transit & Bus Committee Meeting December 2015|url=http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/archive/151214_1030_Transit&Bus.pdf|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=January 8, 2016|date=December 2015}}{{cite news|author1=Press Release|title=MTA Bus Adds Service to Popular Q70 Route to La Guardia Airport: Fast and Reliable Bus Connection Will Operate Every 8-10 Minutes|url=http://www.mta.info/press-release/nyc-transit/mta-bus-adds-service-popular-q70-route-la-guardia-airport|access-date=March 9, 2016|work=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|date=January 22, 2016}} when it was rebranded as the "LaGuardia Link" with the implementation of off-board payment of fares. As opposed to other SBS routes, the Q70 is wrapped in a light blue scheme with clouds and airplanes on the top half of the bus imposed with the standard SBS livery on the lower half. No fares have been charged since May 2022.{{cite web | title=Q70 Bus to LaGuardia Is Free for All Starting May 1, Hochul Says | website=NBC New York | date=April 27, 2022 | url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/q70-bus-to-laguardia-airport-free-for-all-starting-may-1-hochul-announces/3666084/ | access-date=April 28, 2022}}{{cite web | last=Izzo | first=Justin | title=Q70 bus to LaGuardia to be free, Hochul says | website=Spectrum News NY1 New York City | date=April 27, 2022 | url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/transit/2022/04/27/q70-bus-to-laguardia-to-be-free-while-other-transit-options-studied--hochul-says | access-date=April 28, 2022}}

The Q70, based out of LaGuardia Depot, is the second Queens bus line to have Select Bus Service and the first one for MTA Bus.

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{{Main|M23 (New York City bus)}}The M23 route has been traditionally crowded, with 4,862,343 riders in 2010 and 3,831,755 riders in 2015, or 15,000 riders a day. In 2003, it was given the "Pokey Award" by the Straphangers Campaign, the least prestigious award given to other New York City Bus routes that also runs at a speed of 4 mph.{{cite web|url=http://www.straphangers.org/pokeyaward/pokey03.html|title=Straphangers Campaign|date=November 12, 2003|website=NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign|access-date=September 22, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305031317/http://www.straphangers.org/pokeyaward/pokey03.html|archive-date=March 5, 2017}} It also got that distinction in 2007 when it also ran at an average of {{Convert|4|mph|kph}}, slightly faster than the average walking speed of {{convert|3|mph|kph}}.{{cite web|url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/and-the-award-for-slowest-city-bus-goes-to/|title=And the Award for Slowest City Bus Goes to ...|last=Chan|first=Sewell|date=August 9, 2016|website=City Room|access-date=September 22, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.straphangers.org/pokeyaward/07/table1.html|title=NYPIRG Straphangers' Campaign Payphone Report: 2007|website=NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign|access-date=September 22, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106192050/http://www.straphangers.org/pokeyaward/07/table1.html|archive-date=January 6, 2017}}

In 2009, the MTA and the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) identified the M14A/D, on parallel 14th Street, as a potential corridor for Phase II of SBS, the city's bus rapid transit system, as well as finalized plans to implement SBS on the M16/M34 along the also-parallel 34th Street. The crosstown bus corridors were noted for slow travel speeds.{{cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/mta/planning/sbs/docs/intro_to_brt_phase2.pdf|title=Introduction to BUS RAPID TRANSIT PHASE II|date=2009|publisher=New York City Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Transportation Authority}} The M23 was originally not planned to be an SBS route, but in 2008, it had been part of a pilot program in which 30 articulated, redesigned SBS buses were rolled out on the M23 for some time.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/15/nyregion/15polka.html|title=It's No Hallucination: Polka-Dot Buses Aim to Cut Travel Time|last=Mascia|first=Jennifer|date=May 15, 2008|website=The New York Times|access-date=September 22, 2016}}

After lengthy consultation, the M23 was converted to SBS in November 2016, replacing the identical local counterpart bus line. Unlike the former local line, the westbound stop on 5th Avenue and two bi-directional stops on Lexington Avenue are not served by this line. The M23 is based out of the Michael J. Quill Bus Depot. It is the fifth corridor in Manhattan and the sixth Manhattan bus line to have Select Bus Service.

{{Main|M79 (New York City bus)}}

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The M79 local bus route was identified as a heavily traveled corridor in a 2009 study by the DOT and NYCTA, and in a December 2013 study by the Pratt Center for Community Development of Brooklyn. It was converted to SBS in May 2017. The M79 is based out of the Michael J. Quill Depot.

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In September 2017, the Bx6 SBS service was split from the existing Bx6 local service. The Bx6 SBS initially operated a similar route to the local, but the eastbound SBS route followed the westbound local route instead of exiting the Macombs Dam Bridge to Jerome Avenue. The Bx6 SBS supplements the existing Bx6 local service, making stops at select high-ridership locations and all transfers points to Metro-North and subways. In late 2019, it was announced that the Bx6 SBS route's eastern terminus would be relocated from Hunts Point to Soundview, along the path of the Bx5 route, with the change set to take effect in 2024 once MetroCard has been retired.{{cite web|url=https://ny.curbed.com/2019/10/22/20926765/mta-nyc-bus-bronx-redesign-transportation|title=MTA's Bronx bus redesign will chop 400 stops and add new routes|last=Spivack|first=Caroline|date=October 22, 2019|website=Curbed NY|access-date=December 1, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://abc7ny.com/5638098/|title=MTA releases final Bronx bus system overhaul proposal|date=October 22, 2019|website=ABC7 New York|access-date=December 1, 2019}}

The Bx6 SBS is based out of the West Farms Bus Depot, as is the Bx6 local. It is the third Bronx Bus line to have Select Bus Service and the first one since the Bx41 in June 2013, as well as the first SBS line to run a CNG Fleet. The Bx6 is the MTA's 15th Select Bus Service line to date.{{cite web|url=http://www.mta.info/news/2017/08/31/bx6-becomes-mta’s-15th-select-bus-service-route|title=Bx6 Becomes MTA's 15th Select Bus Service Route|work=mta.info}}

The Bx6 corridor is the first to use bus lanes in the median of the street at the E 161st Street/Sheridan-Sherman Avenues stops, as opposed to curbside or offset bus lanes. The median bus lanes supposedly speeds up traffic by going around double-parked cars.{{Cite news|url=http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/transit/2017/10/05/bx6-travelling-through-center-of-street-nyc-bronx-goal-quicken-commutes|title=Bronx SBS ride is the first to travel through center of streets|last=Martinez|first=Jose|date=October 5, 2017|work=NY1|access-date=October 8, 2017|publisher=Charter Communications}} Originally, a similar provision of median bus lanes was planned for the 34th Street Corridor in Manhattan. A planned "Busway" would have seen both the M34 and M34A SBS lines run along 34th Street in a special two-lane corridor with vehicular traffic travelling in only one direction (westbound after 6th Avenue/Broadway; eastbound after 5th Avenue), this was eventually scrapped and replaced with curbside and offset bus lanes along 34th Street with bus bulbs at selected bus stops (see above). The Bx6 SBS is {{convert|6.2|mi|km}} long.

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The Q52 and Q53 buses were converted to Select Bus Lines in November 2017. The Q52 SBS is based out of the JFK Depot, while the Q53 SBS is based out of the LaGuardia Depot. They are the 3rd and 4th Queens bus lines, and the 2nd and 3rd MTA Bus bus lines, to be converted into Select Bus Service.

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{{main|B82 (New York City bus)}}

The B82 Limited was converted to Select Bus Service in October 2018. The B82 SBS did not replace limited service between Bay 37th St and Coney Island. The B82 is the 3rd Brooklyn bus line (the MTA's 18th) to have Select Bus Service, and the only SBS line to run on weekdays only. Service on late nights and weekends is provided by the B82 local. The B82 SBS is based out of the East New York Depot.

{{main|M14 (New York City bus)}}

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A temporary M14 Select Bus Service route was scheduled to be implemented in January 2019, in preparation for the full 14th Street Tunnel shutdown.{{Cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/180723_1030_Transit.pdf|title=Transit & Bus Committee Meeting|date=July 23, 2018|access-date=July 23, 2018|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|pages=201–205|archive-date=April 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424014452/http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/180723_1030_Transit.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amny.com/transit/l-train-shutdown-hearing-1.19455334|title=4 'L-Alternative' bus routes detailed at City Council hearing|date=June 27, 2018|website=am New York|access-date=June 28, 2018}} Following the alteration in the 14th Street Tunnel rehabilitation plans in January 2019, the M14 SBS was put on hold. Later, it was announced that the M14A/D routes themselves would be converted to SBS, replacing their former local versions.{{Cite web|url=https://us18.campaign-archive.com/?u=80933c2dc37752eeb9470b75f&id=9936346567|title=L Project Weekly #10: This week's news, that Court Sq moving walkway, Select Bus Service coming to 14th Street|date=February 16, 2019|website=us18.campaign-archive.com|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=February 16, 2019}} The M14A/D SBS routes were implemented in July 2019. These are the first Bus routes to take advantage of an Exclusive 14th Street Busway{{Cite web|title=Bus Rapid Transit - 14th Street Select Bus Service with Transit & Truck Priority Pilot Project|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/html/brt/html/routes/14th-street.shtml|access-date=2020-10-19|website=www1.nyc.gov}} that went into effect in October 2019. Both the M14A and M14D are based out of Michael J. Quill Bus Depot and are both the 8th and 9th Manhattan bus lines, and the MTA’s 19th and 20th bus lines overall, to have Select Bus Service, respectively.

Other Select Bus Service routes are planned for the near future as part of the continuation of Phase II, including neighborhoods underserved by rapid transit and heavily used express bus routes. These were identified during a 2009 study by the DOT and MTA, in a December 2013 study by the Pratt Center for Community Development of Brooklyn, and in a 2017 by the DOT and MTA.{{cite web|title=BUS RAPID TRANSIT PHASE II: Future Corridors|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/downloads/pdf/brt_future_corridors.pdf|publisher=New York City Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=January 1, 2016|date=June 2010|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304211613/http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/downloads/pdf/brt_future_corridors.pdf|url-status=dead}} Twenty-one routes are expected to be added to the SBS system between October 2017 and 2027.{{Cite news|url=https://ny.curbed.com/2017/10/20/16508426/select-bus-service-expansion-nyc|title=NYC Select Bus Service will come to 21 new routes in the next decade|last=Warerkar|first=Tanay|date=October 20, 2017|work=Curbed NY|access-date=October 24, 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.metro.us/news/local-news/new-york/new-york-city-announces-decade-long-sbs-expansion|title=21 new SBS routes coming over next 10 years: Mayor|date=October 20, 2017|work=Metro US|access-date=October 24, 2017|language=en}}

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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.manhattanbp.nyc.gov/downloads/pdf/2018-11-27%20MTA%20Fare%20Hikes%20Testimony.pdf|title=Gale A. Brewer, Manhattan Borough President Testimony on Proposed MTA Fare Increases|date=November 27, 2018|website=manhattanbp.nyc.gov|publisher=Office of the President Borough of Manhattan|access-date=April 19, 2019}} Bus lanes will be added to 96th Street, bus stops will be consolidated and signal timing will be changed along the street as part of the Better Buses Action Plan, which was unveiled on April 19, 2019, making it one of the next corridors to become SBS.{{Cite web|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/html/brt/downloads/pdf/better-buses-action-plan-2019.pdf|title=Better Buses Action Plan|date=April 18, 2019|website=nyc.gov|publisher=New York City Department of Transportation|access-date=April 19, 2019}} The MTA bus network redesign's route type distribution has a new route type called "Crosstown/SBS", which all current SBS routes fall under. The MTA is planning to upgrade some existing routes into the route type (B41 Limited) and create some new ones (B55 (current B35 Limited, but extended to JFK Airport)).

The Q25 or Q34 Limited, running primarily along Parsons and Kissena Boulevards in Queens, has been proposed for conversion to Select Bus Service.{{cite web|title=Northeast Queens Bus Study|url=http://www.mta.info/sites/default/files/northeast_queens_bus_study_-_final_9-28-15.pdf|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=December 11, 2015|date=September 2015|archive-date=December 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219015630/http://www.mta.info/sites/default/files/northeast_queens_bus_study_-_final_9-28-15.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/downloads/pdf/bus-forward.pdf|title=2017 Bus Forward|date=October 20, 2017|website=nyc.gov|publisher=New York City Department of Transportation|access-date=October 20, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/news/pdf/Presentation_MTA_2017_Preliminary_Budget_July_Financial_Plan_2017_2020.pdf|title=Metropolitan Transportation Authority July Financial Plan 2017 – 2020 Presentation to the Board July 27, 2016|date=July 27, 2016|website=mta.info|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|page=8|access-date=October 20, 2017}} The corridor was one of the possible future corridors identified in the 2017 announcement about the SBS system's expansion.{{cite web | first=Christopher |last=Barca | title=City plans more SBS routes for Queens | website=Queens Chronicle | date=October 26, 2017

| url=http://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/city-plans-more-sbs-routes-for-queens/article_25ce1272-2af8-517d-a62c-b8cbfd5c3468.html | access-date=April 19, 2018}} Other potential routes such as the B41 have undergone preliminary studies and community outreach, but have yet to be considered for implementation.

Below are potential corridors and neighborhoods listed under the 2009 study, current Phase II plans that have not already been implemented, and from the 2017 study. As of Spring 2019, all future proposals, except for the North Shore BRT study, have been postponed, while awaiting the Bus System Redesign.

Corridors and Neighborhoods include:

1. Middle Village (current {{NYC bus link|Q29|Q47}})
2. Jamaica / Hillside Avenue Corridor (current {{NYC bus link|Q1|Q36|Q43|Q110}})
3. Southeast Queens (current Q4, Q5, Q85, and Q84 routes)
4. Southeast Queens (current {{NYC bus link|Q113|Q114|prose=y}} routes)
5. Union Turnpike (current {{NYC bus link|Q46}} route)
6. Flatbush Avenue Corridor (current {{NYC bus link|B41}}){{Cite web|url=https://www.dot.ny.gov/programs/stip/files/R11.xls|title=NYSDOT Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)|date=January 4, 2017|website=dot.ny.gov|publisher=New York State Department of Transportation|access-date=January 16, 2017}}
7. Multiple Southern Brooklyn East-West Corridors (current B6 and B82):{{cite news|last1=Harshbarger|first1=Rebecca|title=NYC transit 2016: Where subway Wi-Fi is coming, new Citi Bike stations|url=http://www.amny.com/news/nyc-transit-2016-where-subway-wi-fi-is-coming-new-citi-bike-stations-1.11273923|work=AM New York|date=December 29, 2015}} B82 implemented on October 1, 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/downloads/pdf/brt-south-brooklyn-b82.pdf|title=B82 Select Bus Service For presentation to CB 5 Transportation Committee {{!}} April 24, 2017|date=April 24, 2017|website=nyc.gov|access-date=April 28, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NYC_DOT/status/1031650486615724033|title=New bus lanes are now installed along Pennsylvania Ave in Brooklyn from Flatlands Ave to Seaview Ave, serving Starrett City/Spring Creek Towers. Select Bus Service starts 10/1.|work=New York City Department of Transportation|access-date=August 21, 2018|language=en}}
8. Manhattan West Side – Amsterdam Avenue/135th Street to Hudson Street/8th Avenue (current {{NYC bus link|M11}})
9. Broadway to Central Bronx (current {{NYC bus link|Bx9}})
10. University Avenue (current {{NYC bus link|Bx3}})
11. Tremont Avenue (current {{NYC bus link|Bx40|Bx42|prose=y}} routes)
12. Harlem to Southern Boulevard (current {{NYC bus link|Bx19}})
13. Soundview to Washington Heights (current {{NYC bus link|Bx36}})
14. 96th Street Crosstown (current {{NYC bus link|M96}}); planned
15. Church Avenue (current {{NYC bus link|B35}})
16. Ridgewood to Flushing (current {{NYC bus link|Q58}})
17. Flushing to Cambria Heights via Springfield Boulevard (current {{NYC bus link|Q27}})
18. Queens Access to JFK (current {{NYC bus link|Q10}})
19. The Hub to Fordham Plaza (current {{NYC bus link|Bx15}})
20. Gun Hill Road Corridor (current {{NYC bus link|Bx28|Bx38}}); Bx28 proposed for future conversion
21. Bedford Park to Co-Op City (current {{NYC bus link|Bx26}})
22. Seagate to Sheepshead Bay (current {{NYC bus link|B36}})

High-volume express bus corridors include:

1. Major Deegan Expressway (I-87)
2. Bruckner Expressway (I-278)
3. Long Island Expressway (I-495)
4. Gowanus Expressway (I-278)
5. Staten Island Expressway (I-278)

"Difficult trips", trips that are difficult to make and/or require many transfers, as identified by the MTA:

1. 14th Street Crosstown Corridor – 23rd Street/11th Avenue to Grand Street/Avenue D (current M14A/M14D); implemented July 1, 2019.
2. Jamaica to Flushing Corridor: Q25 Limited is proposed for future conversion.
3. Bushwick to Downtown Brooklyn Corridor (current B38 and B54){{Cite news|date=August 7, 2016|url=http://brooklyn.news12.com/news/mta-proposes-bus-from-bushwick-to-downtown-brooklyn-1.12144110|title=MTA proposes bus from Bushwick to Downtown BK|newspaper=News 12 Brooklyn|access-date=October 11, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011145813/http://brooklyn.news12.com/news/mta-proposes-bus-from-bushwick-to-downtown-brooklyn-1.12144110|archive-date=October 11, 2016}}{{Cite news|last=Lynch|first=Dennis|date=August 3, 2016|url=http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/39/32/dtg-sbs-downtown-to-bushwick-2016-08-05-bk.html|title=Express yourself! MTA wants select bus between Bushwick and Downtown|newspaper=Brooklyn Paper|access-date=October 11, 2016}}
4. Central Brooklyn East-West Corridor
5. Southern Brooklyn East-West Corridor – Bay Ridge to JFK Airport (current B6, and B82 routes){{cite web|title=South Brooklyn Select Bus Service|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/html/routes/south-brooklyn.shtml|website=nyc.gov|publisher=Select Bus Service|access-date=December 16, 2015}}
6. Northern Boulevard Flushing – Manhattan Corridor via Queensboro Bridge: Q66 is proposed for future conversion.

The following subway lines have been flagged for being at or above 95% of New York City Subway loading guidelines during rush hours:

1. Broadway–Seventh Avenue {{NYCS trains|Broadway-Seventh express}}
2. Lexington Avenue {{NYCS trains|Lexington}}
3. Queens-Manhattan connections: 7, E, N, and W trains

Areas that are undergoing or may undergo significant growth in housing units and that have limited transit access:

1. South Bronx:{{cite web|title=South Bronx Crosstown|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/html/routes/south-bronx-crosstown.shtml|website=nyc.gov|publisher=+selectbusservice|access-date=December 16, 2015}} Bx6 SBS was implemented on September 3, 2017.
2. Queens East River waterfront
3. Brooklyn East River waterfront
4. Western Shore/Southern Shore (Charleston, Tottenville) of Staten Island

Additional Study Areas include:

1. North Shore of Staten Island (Current S40 and S90 routes; former North Shore Branch of Staten Island Railway); being studied by the MTA

There are also "tiered" corridors based on importance, identified in the Pratt Center report in December 2013 and a previous report from 2007.{{cite web |url=http://prattcenter.net/sites/default/files/pratt_rockefeller_brt_nyc_whitepaper_for_web.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=prattcenter.net |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310232515/http://prattcenter.net/sites/default/files/pratt_rockefeller_brt_nyc_whitepaper_for_web.pdf |archive-date=10 March 2014 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Make BRT Better|url=http://prattcenter.net/sites/default/files/maps/COMMUTE_BRT_network.pdf|publisher=Pratt Center for Community Development, COMMUTE|access-date=December 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517164104/http://prattcenter.net/sites/default/files/maps/COMMUTE_BRT_network.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 17, 2013}}

"First-tiered" corridors:

1. LaGuardia–Woodhaven/Cross Bay–Rockaway (Queens); Combination of current Q72 and Q52/Q53 routes.
2. Q52/Q53 LTD (Woodhaven & Cross Bay Boulevards) converted on November 12, 2017.
3. North Shore (Staten Island); Current S40, S90 routes; former North Shore Branch of Staten Island Railway{{cite web|title=NYCT NORTH SHORE ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS: Alternatives Analysis Report|url=http://web.mta.info/mta/planning/nsaa/pdfs/FinalReport.pdf|website=mta.info|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=July 20, 2015|date=August 2012}}
4. Industry City/Sunset Park–Linden–JFK (Brooklyn–Queens); B35 route and eastern portion of the B15 route (proposed as B55 SBS in Brooklyn bus redesign, but ends in Kensington instead of Sunset Park).

"Second-tiered" corridors:

1. Far Rockaway–Jamaica (Queens); Current Q113 and Q114 routes
2. Bush Terminal/Sunset Park–JFK via Southeast Brooklyn (Brooklyn–Queens)
3. East Bronx hospital cluster–East Harlem (Bronx–Manhattan)
4. Mid-Staten Island–Hudson County, NJ–Holland Tunnel–Manhattan (Staten Island–New Jersey–Manhattan)

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The fare for SBS is the same as on all New York City Transit local and limited-stop buses, $2.90, payable with a MetroCard or coins at booths on each stop, with the exception of the Q70, which is fare-free. The fare can also be paid on board SBS Buses with MTA's new OMNY fare payment system,{{Cite web|title=System rollout|url=https://omny.info/system-rollout|access-date=2020-10-19|website=omny.info|language=en}} by tapping a contactless bank card, smart device or OMNY Card at any OMNY reader at any door, excluding the S79 SBS. Unlike other bus lines in New York City, fare collection for SBS uses a proof-of-payment system.

Passengers are required to pay their fare before boarding the bus at pay stations located in bus shelters at the designated stops (for customers using UniTicket, which is valid for boarding) or paying the fare on board at any door using OMNY. Once fare payment is made, one must board the bus at that stop within one hour. Boarding can be done via any of the two or three doors (depending on the bus fleet), except on S79 buses, where all passengers board from the front door since fares are paid on board.

New York City Transit fare inspectors (organized in "EAGLE" teams), NYPD officers, or MTA police officers check for proof of payment receipts. OMNY Users will have their payment method validated with a reader carried by the "EAGLE" Team to ensure Proof of Payment. Those unable to produce one are subject to a fine of up to $100. These inspections are conducted randomly, or through the entire bus at specific stations.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/nyregion/29bus.html|title=Riders Will Pay Before Boarding, and Save Time, on Revamped Bus Route|first=William|last=Neuman|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 29, 2008|access-date=July 1, 2008}}{{cite web|title=2013 Apta Draft Final Color|url=http://www.apta.com/members/memberprogramsandservices/awards/Documents/2013%20APTA.pdf|publisher=American Public Transportation Association|access-date=January 20, 2016|date=2013}}

Proof-of-payment receipts are only valid for the route that stops at the station at which one boards (i.e., an M34/M34A SBS receipt cannot be used on the M15 SBS). When transferring from one SBS route to another, one must obtain a second receipt from that route's fare payment machines. OMNY users must use the same payment method on their next leg of their trip to obtain their free transfer. Free transfers between routes are also provided with MetroCards.

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Select Bus Service fare machines consist of modified versions of existing MTA and DOT devices. MetroCard payment utilizes MetroCard Fare Collection Machines, similar in design to ATM/Debit Card MetroCard vending machines (known as MetroCard Express Machines) used in the New York City Subway, but without touch screens. Coin payment utilizes a modified Parkeon Muni Meter. The original machines used on the Bx12 in 2008 consisted of re-purposed versions of MetroCard Express Machines and first-generation Parkeon multi-space devices, which have since been replaced.{{cite web|title=Bx12 Select Bus Service One Year Report|url=http://web.mta.info/mta/planning/sbs/docs/Bx12-SBS-OneYearReport.pdf|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=January 8, 2016|date=October 2009}}{{cite web|title=A Bronx Tale: Bus Rapid Transit in New York City|url=http://web.mta.info/mta/planning/sbs/docs/Bx12SBS-Presentation.ppt|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Department of Transportation|access-date=January 8, 2016}}{{cite web|title=Select Bus Service Vending Machine Graphics and Interface Redesign|url=https://www.ida-downtown.org/eweb/docs/2012%20Awards/Public%20Space/Summaries/34th%20Street%20Partnership.pdf|publisher=34th Street Partnership|access-date=January 8, 2016|date=2012}}

Since 2020, Select Bus Service routes have had OMNY readers mounted on each door, where riders can tap their contactless cards, smart devices, or OMNY cards to pay the fare.

{{See also|MTA Regional Bus Operations bus fleet#Local, Limited, and Select Bus Service bus fleet}}

Select Bus Service buses are wrapped in a unique blue paint scheme that identifies them as operating in this particular service. Older buses are painted mostly white, with a blue stripe just below the windows and a teal pattern with plus signs and "+selectbusservice" logos. In March 2016, a new gold-and-blue livery was introduced across the entire MTA fleet.{{cite news|title=2,042 New Buses to Have Free Wi-Fi and USB Charging Ports by 2020|url=http://www.mta.info/news-governor-cuomo-articulated-buses-buses-wi-fi-new-york-city-transit/2016/03/08/2042-new-buses|access-date=March 9, 2016|work=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|date=March 8, 2016|archive-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204035108/https://www.mta.info/news-governor-cuomo-articulated-buses-buses-wi-fi-new-york-city-transit/2016/03/08/2042-new-buses|url-status=dead}} SBS buses delivered after March 2016 have a variation of this livery, with the teal pattern below the windows and the new gold and blue livery above.

On the buses with 2016 livery, the Select Bus Service logo is located at the front and sides the bus. Q70 buses contain a unique "LaGuardia Link" livery with clouds and airplane outlines against a turquoise background on the top, as well as the words "LaGuardia Link", the route bullets for the {{NYCS trains|Roosevelt}}, and the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) acronym. The bottom of LaGuardia Link buses contain a wave pattern in various shades of teal and blue, with plus signs and the SBS logo on the front of the bus.

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All SBS buses display +Select Bus in the destination sign. Bus stops where SBS buses stop are also identifiable with the SBS branding on the glass shelters, and machines for MetroCard and coin payment in or near the shelters, except for the S79 SBS, which does not employ off-board fare collection. All buses on the SBS services employ all-door boarding operation, in which each set of doors open simultaneously for easier boarding and alighting, with the exception of the S79 which does not employ all-door boarding.

Upon the debut of Select Bus Service, blue flashing lights on both sides of the destination sign were used to help designate SBS buses from local buses, which have orange lights. While some, including bus operators, claimed the flashing blue lights helped improve travel times for buses, they were controversial due to some drivers mistaking them for emergency vehicles.{{cite web|last1=Rubinstein|first1=Dana|title=The M.T.A. dims flashing blue lights, and Select Bus Service stops making so much sense|url=http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2013/03/8365485/mta-dims-flashing-blue-lights-and-select-bus-service-stops-making-s|website=capitalnewyork.com|publisher=Politico|access-date=September 2, 2015|date=March 15, 2013}} The use of the lights also violated the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law (Article 9, Section 375 (41)).{{cite news|title=Bright blue beacons on express bus lines may violate state law|last=Donohue|first=Pete|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=October 18, 2010|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/10/18/2010-10-18_bright_beacons_on_express_lines_may_violate_state_law_buslight_blues.html|access-date=November 16, 2010}} NYS Law states "The use of blue lights on vehicles shall be restricted for use only by a volunteer firefighter" and "may be affixed to a police vehicle and fire vehicle, provided that such blue light or lights shall be displayed on a police vehicle and fire vehicle for rear projection only."{{cite news|title=NYS GTSC – Vehicle & Traffic Law – Section 375 (41)|url=http://www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/emer-vt.htm|access-date=November 20, 2010}} The lights were removed from service in January 2013.

To replace the lights, in July 2015 the MTA began overhauling the front destination signs of buses to display the route in a blue background, as well as a completely blue background that flashes twice when it says +Select Bus (formerly it read +Select Bus Service). At night on some routes, the front destination sign is blue text on an unlit black background. Starting with the Q44 in November 2015, the blue background is kept when the front signage transitions to show the terminal of the route and the main streets traveled. As of July 2017, the SBS fleet on all routes have had their front destination signs overhauled, and new routes that launched after December 2015 came with the new destination signs.{{cite web|last1=Mocker|first1=Greg|title=Some NYC buses get a new look|url=http://pix11.com/2015/07/08/some-nyc-buses-get-a-new-look/|publisher=PIX 11|access-date=September 2, 2015|date=July 8, 2015}}{{cite web|author1=NY1 News|title=MTA Debuts New Select Bus Service Signs|url=http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2015/06/28/mta-debuts-new-select-bus-service-signs.html|publisher=NY1|access-date=September 2, 2015|date=June 28, 2015}}

In December 2019, the MTA unveiled its first 15 fully electric articulated buses, the XE60 fleet by New Flyer Industries, which now operate on various Michael J. Quill Depot SBS routes.

As of December 2022, all SBS routes use 60-foot articulated buses except the B82 and S79.

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• Bus rapid transit

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• [http://web.mta.info/mta/planning/sbs/ MTA Planning website]
• [http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/html/home/home.shtml nyc.gov website]

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