Dive Brief: - New York state and New York City leaders agreed on a plan to improve travel times for bus riders on 50 corridors across all five boroughs, according to a July 8 press release. - The program calls for automated bus lane enforcement cameras to be mounted on city buses along 25 routes, in addition to 67 routes as of July 8. An additional 200 roadside cameras will be installed targeting vehicles driving illegally in marked bus lanes. The New York City Police Department will also increase its bus lane enforcement from 14 to 20 corridors beginning this year. - Separately, the New York City Council and Mayor Zohran Mamdani agreed to expand the city's reduced-fare program to 340,000 additional low-income residents, bringing total eligibility to some 1.3 million people. The June 30, 2027, fiscal year budget proposal includes half-price subway, bus and paratransit fares. Dive Insight: The two agreements follow a long period of efforts to improve bus service and make public transit affordable to more people in New York City. “For years, we at MTA have wanted more bus lanes, more enforcement of cars and trucks blocking bus lanes …. But it’s no secret we didn’t have support at the local level,” New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said in a statement. “That is not the case anymore.” New York City buses make 2.75 million passenger trips daily at an average speed of 8 mph, according to the news release. Five corridors in the boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx were selected as the first new fast routes. Starting this year, the MTA and the New York City Department of Transportation will install protected bus lanes, upgrade bus stations and provide frequent all-day service. “For too long, bus riders have endured