Analyzing bus stop spacing with GTFS data

Early morning on the B48, my mind turns, as so oft it does, to thoughts of the Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign. Alas, the dream remains distant, and here in 2025 the bus still makes a scheduled stop on almost every 270 ft block.

The bus lurches forward just as the light ahead turns red. New York City must have some of the closest bus stop spacing in the world. ...