Bronxites to Mayor Mamdani + DOT Commish Flynn: Cut Cross Bronx Traffic & Pollution With A Fast Bx36 Busway

As an alternative to the state's harmful Cross Bronx expansion, community members and transit advocates will push City Hall to revive stalled Tremont Avenue busway project

BRONX, NY (02/24/2026) (readMedia)-- On Wednesday, February 25th, local residents will hold a rally urging Mayor Mamdani and NYC DOT Commissioner Flynn to reduce Cross Bronx traffic and pollution by fast-tracking the Tremont Avenue busway - a stalled project that would serve nearly 40,000 daily bus riders along the Bx36, the Bronx's fifth busiest route. With Governor Hochul and state DOT planning to expand the Cross Bronx as early as this spring, community members are calling on City Hall to implement transit alternatives that mitigate traffic and pollution without the environmental and health harms of a highway expansion.

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Decades after the Cross Bronx first tore through the borough, local communities still face limited transit options and a fragmented street grid. During the Reimagine the Cross Bronx study - led by NYC DOT and NYSDOT - community members previously ranked bus improvements and better crosstown connections as top priorities. Despite project delays during the Adams administration, research shows that a new Tremont Avenue busway could significantly improve travel speed, reliability, and safety.

WHO:

Bronx River Alliance

Riders Alliance

Transportation Alternatives

Open Plans

The POINT CDC

Bronx River Arts Center

Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School

Youth Ministries for Peace & Justice

Morning Glory Community Garden

Stop the Cross Bronx Expansion Coalition

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WHAT:

A rally urging Mayor Mamdani and NYC DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn to cut Cross Bronx traffic, and advance the Tremont Busway project for more than 40,000 daily riders — an alternative to the Cross Bronx expansion, previously outlined in the city- and state-led Reimagine the Cross Bronx Expressway study.
WHEN: Wednesday February 25, 2026 at 10:30AM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Bronx River Art Center (across the street from Bx36 bus stop at East Tremont/Devoe Avenue)
1087 E Tremont Ave
Bronx, New York 10460
NOTES:

 Rally will be held indoors at the Bronx River Art Center.