“Restricted parking on Flatbush Avenue is just not enforced, it creates huge obstacles,” Shalom said. Photo: Poppy WilkinsonDOT said that it wants to amend a number of these problems in the short term, using methods such as bus lanes and bus stops with more shade and seating. Adding to the confusion, Ratner said, is that many bus lanes are not 24/7, so drivers grow accustomed to ignoring them. Hard infrastructure that completely prevent cars from driving or parking in bus lanes or bus stops are currently on a longer timeline. A mock-up from Mamdani’s DOT detailing an example what bus rapid transit looks like.