A new report reveals where New Yorkers wait for buses in potentially hazardous temperatures.
Some bus stops in New York City can be nearly 15 degrees hotter than their cooler counterparts during the summer, and the hottest stops tend to be in low-income communities with predominantly people of color — particularly in Queens and the Bronx — a new report by NASA and transit advocacy group Transportation Alternatives finds.
Elizabeth Adams, Transportation Alternatives’ interim co-executive director, said the city’s current infrastructure forces millions of people to wait in sweltering heat for buses. DOT officials said many of the locations identified in the report could not accommodate bus shelters because they did not meet, including adequate sidewalk space for accessibility and safety reasons. For example, new shelters must leave a minimum clear path that’s 7 feet wide and all shelters must be at least three feet from the curb.
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