--- title: Better Transit Starts with Bus Prioritization description: Better transit starts with buses that enjoy special roadway privilege, says The New York Times. LYT is all in on the idea, with our Transit Signal Priority product that gives buses more green lights and shortens commutes for all riders. image: https://lyt.ai/hubfs/neal-chopra-M_2Gp6P6CBw-unsplash-scaled.jpg --- [Skip to main content](https://lyt.ai/blog/industry/better-transit-starts-with-bus-prioritization#main-content) [![LYT.ai](https://lyt.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Headshots/LYTLogo_CommandBlue.png?width=120&height=50&name=LYTLogo_CommandBlue.png) ![LYT.ai](https://lyt.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Headshots/LYTLogo_CommandBlue.png?width=120&height=50&name=LYTLogo_CommandBlue.png) ![LYT.ai](https://lyt.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Headshots/LYTLogo_CommandBlue.png?width=120&height=50&name=LYTLogo_CommandBlue.png) ![LYT.ai](https://lyt.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Headshots/LYTLogo_CommandBlue.png?width=120&height=50&name=LYTLogo_CommandBlue.png)](https://lyt.ai) - [Public Safety](https://lyt.ai/public-safety) - [Transit](https://lyt.ai/transit) - [Success Stories](https://lyt.ai/blog/tag/customer-success-stories) - [Content Hub](https://lyt.ai/blog) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Public Safety](https://lyt.ai/public-safety) - [Transit](https://lyt.ai/transit) - [Success Stories](https://lyt.ai/blog/tag/customer-success-stories) - [Content Hub](https://lyt.ai/blog) - [Login to LYT](https://v2.portal.lyt.ai/login) [Request a Demo](https://lyt.ai/request-a-demo) [Login to LYT](https://v2.portal.lyt.ai/login) [Request a Demo](https://lyt.ai/request-a-demo) [Blog](https://lyt.ai/blog/tag/blog) [Artificial Intelligence](https://lyt.ai/blog/tag/artificial-intelligence) [Machine Learning](https://lyt.ai/blog/tag/machine-learning) +1 more # Better Transit Starts with Bus Prioritization Mar 25, 2021 • 1 min read ![neal-chopra-M\_2Gp6P6CBw-unsplash-scaled](https://lyt.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/neal-chopra-M_2Gp6P6CBw-unsplash-scaled.jpg?width=2048&height=2560&name=neal-chopra-M_2Gp6P6CBw-unsplash-scaled.jpg) Better transit starts with buses that enjoy special roadway privilege, says The New York Times. LYT is all in on the idea, with our [Transit Signal Priority](https://lyt.ai/solutions/lyt-transit/) product that gives buses more green lights and shortens commutes for all riders. 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