M60 125th Street
– LaGuardia Airport SBS
The Corridor
The M60 SBS Corridor extends from 106th/Broadway in Manhattan, across
125th Street and Astoria Boulevard to LaGuardia Airport. The M60 carries over 17,000 riders on an average weekday, a figure
that has been consistently increasing. The M60 has the highest ridership of the four crosstown bus routes on 125th Street
(9,600 customers a day) and the majority of the M60’s boardings and alightings occur on 125th Street, serving residents,
shoppers and commuters. M60 connects to twelve subway lines including the 
and Metro-North Commuter Railroad.
Construction has begun at the bus stops along the corridor.
Fare machinery will be installed at every SBS stop so that customers can pay before boarding. In addition new shelters are
being installed at many stops.
Project Description
M60 SBS service will begin in Spring 2014. The overall goals
of the project are to speed buses and increase reliability, improve safety for all corridor users, and support overall community
needs. Upgrades on the M60 Select Bus Service include off board fare collection, dedicated bus lanes on 125th Street between
Lenox Avenue and 2nd Avenue, limited stops, and transit signal priority. The bus lanes on 125th Street will improve speed
and reliability on all 125th Street buses. Improvements to curb regulations on 125th Street will reduce the amount of double
parking along the corridor by increasing parking turnover and providing space for commercial vehicle loading. SBS improvements
will also benefit riders taking the M60 to the LaGuardia Airport. From end-to-end, the proposed service would be 10-15% faster
than the current M60 route, and 15-20% faster from 125th/Lexington Avenue to LaGuardia Airport.
Physical Features
- Dedicated offset bus lanes on 125th Street between
Lenox Avenue and 2nd Avenue
- Off board fare collection for faster boarding
- Station and bus branding
- Three-door,
low floor buses
- Transit signal priority
- Pedestrian safety improvements
Service Plan Features
- M60 SBS replaces M60 with limited stops between
106th/Broadway and LaGuardia Airport
- At most stops, the SBS will have its own stop, with local buses stopping at an
adjacent location
- Bx15, M100, and M101 will continue to make all local stops along 125th Street
- The M4 and
M104 will continue to make local stops on Broadway, and the M11 on Amsterdam Avenue
- In Queens the Q19 will continue
to serve local stops on Astoria Boulevard
