Tell DOT What You Think Of The 14th Street Busway In This Survey

14th STREET CORRIDOR, NY — This week will be resident's last chance to give their initial impressions about how a ban on most private cars along 14th Street is working.

A survey of those who live, work or spend time near the new 14th Street busway will have until Feb. 14 to fill out a Department of Transportation survey about the bus corridor, where most private cars were barred from Third to Eighth avenues last fall. The Feb. 14 deadline will end the first round of surveys about the busway.

The busway — put in after months of supportive rallies from advocates and a heated legal battle from some nearby residents opposed to the plan — has gotten mixed reviews since it was added.

Officials say that the new rules for the corridor have decreased travel times by 36 percent, or 5.3 minutes less, eastbound and 22 percent westbound during peak hours.

Ridership on the buses have also increased during the weekdays by 24 percent, officials told Community Board 2 members in January. There has also been a "significant" increase in use of the route by cyclists and a 2 percent decrease in double parking since the shift, they said.

But, residents who attended the January meeting where the Department of Transportation shared the results still had concerns about specific parts of the busway.

Residents said the design of the busway has caused bottlenecking on side streets like University Place, more noise and congestion on West 12th and 13th streets and problems with taxis and for-hire-vehicles not knowing that they can pick up and drop off on the corridor, minutes show.

The complaints led Community Board 2 to ask for more detailed data about the busway and suggest that officials look into side street congestion, University Place's design and taxi use of 14th Street.

The survey can be found through this link and will be kept anonymous. Parental consent is required for those that are taking the survey who are under 18 years old.