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<\/a>ELECTED AND OTHER officials including NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner\u00a0 Mike Flynn (at podium) broke ground\u00a0 at East Fordham Road and East Kingsbridge Road in Fordham, The Bronx on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, on the redesign of Fordham Road bus service.\u00a0Screenshot courtesy of NYC Department of Transportation<\/p>\n
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Mike Flynn broke ground on Wednesday, July 22, on the redesign of Fordham Road, adding new offset bus lanes from Sedgwick Avenue to Boston Road in The Bronx. They said the project will make commutes faster and more reliable for 130,000 daily bus riders while delivering critical safety upgrades on one of the borough\u2019s highest-crash corridors.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019re not only promising fast buses, we\u2019re delivering them,\u201d Mamdani said of the launch. \u201cThis year, Fordham Road riders won\u2019t have to watch their time disappear in traffic while cars block bus lanes that were meant for people. This project will give 130,000 New Yorkers faster, more reliable commutes every day so they can spend more time doing what they love and less time stuck in traffic.\u201d<\/p>\n
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City officials said today, buses on Fordham Road travel as slowly as 5 mph, with existing curbside bus lanes frequently blocked by deliveries and passenger pick-ups and drop-offs. They said the City will convert those curbside lanes into offset lanes that better separate buses from general traffic while creating dedicated parking and loading spaces to support local businesses. According to DOT, Fordham Road is one of the busiest bus corridors in the City, intersecting with many other key bus and subway lines.<\/p>\n
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They added that similar redesigns across the city have increased bus speeds by as much as 28% while reducing pedestrian and cyclist injuries by as much as 30%. Officials said in Fordham, 62% of households do not have access to a private vehicle, and 71% of residents rely on public transit, biking or walking to get around.<\/p>\n
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In February, the mayor announced the City would restart work on the Fordham Road redesign after what were described as years of delays under the previous administration. Construction begins weeks after the release of\u00a0Next Stop, the City\u2019s partnership with New York State to shorten commutes by up to six minutes across 175 bus routes, including Fordham Road.<\/p>\n
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The mayor, commissioner and MTA Chairman Janno Lieber described the project as critical to deliver a better and faster bus service for New Yorkers\u200b, and are aiming to improve bus speeds by at least 20% along the corridor. Since January, City officials said the Mamdani administration has advanced major projects to speed up buses across the five boroughs, including at 161st Street and Tremont in The Bronx.<\/p>\n
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During the latest iteration of the redesign project presented<\/a>\u00a0in May 2026 to Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7), DOT officials said DOT began its outreach on the Fordham Road project in 2019, between 2020 and 2023, outreach, analysis and design continued\u200b and two merchant surveys and numerous street intercept surveys were carried out in the Fordham Business Improvement District (BID) and in the Belmont BID commercial districts.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n An Association for a Better New York (ABNY) telephone survey of area residents was also carried out along with over 40 meetings to collect\u00a0 feedback, alongside elected officials, community boards, a community advisory board, and other community organizations\u200b. Meanwhile, DOT conducted extensive traffic analysis to determine the project extents and design\u200b. The department then selected and proposed the offset bus lane design. Between 2023 and 2026, the current Fordham Road bus service performance has been tracked and evaluated.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n DOT found that Fordham Road is in the top 10% of most dangerous corridors in The Bronx, with 70 serious injuries and four fatalities in the past 5 years. They said DOT\u2019s planned project upgrades will better separate buses from traffic and provide new dedicated spaces to support commercial activity, while also providing the opportunity to enhance the public realm and improve traffic safety.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe Fordham Road redesign will deliver faster, more reliable public transit for the everyday New Yorkers who depend on it most,\u201d said\u00a0Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) in part, while State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33) said in part, \u201cThese upgrades will make roads in my district safer for drivers, commuters and pedestrians.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n In April, the DOT Public Engagement Unit visited 217 businesses along Fordham Road, and DOT officials said the businesses shared information about their delivery timing . DOT informed the businesses about the design and got feedback about their curb use needs. They said 60% of surveyed businesses reported receiving deliveries in the existing curbside bus lane and added that the proposed design will create new loading zones available throughout the day, which will be separated from the bus lane.<\/p>\n