CDTA

Would I be able to get a blank sign template? 

OMFG After TWO days of uploading this 1.88GB video to YouTube, I finally got to processing. Then I try to change the title. Ya know what I get? "Invalid Request: Option Has Timed Out" and the video DOESN'T EXIST. WTF, this is the THIRD night in a row i'll have to keep my laptop on overnight, which can't be good in this heat. (Actually the ventilation system is strangely cool right now...)

IF I HAD TO SHIT I WOULD'VE JUST DONE SO BECAUSE OF THAT FIREWORK

Also, big ups to you realizm, for being able to still walk outside every morning out of this. Wow. You are a role model to society, seriously like this is Lifetime movie materiel right here. I am amazed, keep up the incredible strength.

tell that to the LIRR thay have been making extra stops at Hillside for years...

they're supposed to stop there most of the time, hence the full-length platform.

Because all it takes is one moron to fall asleep and then panic when the train goes to relay; and sue the for millions and win; at which point the fumigation is resumed.

Safety reasons for the train crew. They don't want a passenger to attack or rob the T/O while the train is in the relay.

Yeah, this is what I figured, I still find it quite idiotic though, seeing how these are complete hypotheticals. Don't get me wrong, if the relay is in a yard, that's one thing, but as long as it's not in a yard, and turning right back around (With the usual break time of course) then I would abolish the rule to allow more capacity, AND save turnaround time.

You know the QBL problem could be done away with if they didn't clear out the trains before relaying....

Is there a reason why its mandatory?

Everyone here is dancing and having fun on their last day of school, and i'm just here doing internet things.

Stationary Luminator request...

8 ARBOR HILL
   HACKETT M.S.

Yup, we're receiving new Multilevels from Bombardier which are delivered by freight.

Aww, shame I couldn't snap a picture. But on the bright side, now I know where to stalk when the 179's are delivered!

So I was driving down 787 about an hour ago, and what do I see but a set of NJT commuter rail cars (multi level) in a consist of freight. Why would they be up here? I'm not familiar with NJT car orders, so i'm assuming it's new cars being delivered from Bombardier, (hence why I posted it here) and if it's not that but correct me if i'm wrong, it could be warranty work on the cars...

@OrionVIIForLife

If the PA doesn't do anything, definitely file a lawsuit, because that definitely sounds like harassment. And hey, if that doesn't work, you could always tell the media about this waste of taxpayer money, and i'm sure they'll jump on that. 

On another note, in less than 20 hours i'm going to be in a different country, so... yay! 

Had LE Regents today... Wasn't difficult, just really exhausting. Tomorrow's going to be even worse because there's only 34 questions on the Algebra regents, which means even more time just sitting around doing nothing... Not to mention we started 30 minutes late, and I still had an extra 30 minutes before I could leave. (We can't leave until the school day is over)

Although in better news, we find out whether we got the house tomorrow!

Haven't posted any D&B here in a while.

Where does the #50 get it's riders from? It looks like it serves the middle of nowhere en route to saratoga springs.

It does serve the middle of nowhere. During track season, it's packed (by Albany standards) from Schenectady riders. Off-season, while it does get a few riders from Schenectady, from what i've noticed, Milton and beyond is when ridership starts to improve. You also have to consider, Saratoga routes get really crappy ridership, so for a Saratoga route, it's doing pretty good. 

Here's an idea: 

Extend the B67 to the station via 16th Avenue, and the B69 to Ocean Avenue, via Cortelyou Road.

Kids.... I wish they would use more foresight and better judgement sometimes. Hindsight is 20/20.

 

But yeah,  the next car I might consider purchasing (eventually, maybe... as soon as I finish getting my credit straightened out, in the works as I speak.....)  but some people say that with it's 4 cylinder engine it lags on the highway or when climbing up steep upgrades. The all wheel drive feature is a definite plus though.

 

Still thinking about it.

 

http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/Subaru_Impreza/

 

For under 22K, if you need/want AWD that is by far the best car you can get. Also i'll 1-up on the vacation.... Got the regents in a few days, but after that i'm sure it's gonna be feel like school's over in a few days. I have to say, I originally thought i'd be really upset that these are my last few weeks at Hackett, but this year has been so bad, i'm glad i'm going to the high school next year... (of course I say that now....)

Biggest news first, shall we?

CDTA has officially announced the planning of two new BRT routes, one from Troy to the South End neighborhood in Albany, and the other from Downtown Albany to Crossgates Mall. The Hudson River route currently has the following stations planned: Morton, Madison, State, Clinton Square, Livingston, North Albany, Riverview Center, South Watervliet (which will have a P&R), Downtown Watervliet, Congress, Fulton/Riverfront, and Hoosick/Hedley (One part of the PDF says that that stop is planned for a future provision, while another says it is planned for the first phase). Future provisions include extensions to Cohoes, Waterford, and Port Of Albany. Passengers surveys have already been completed for local alternatives. Data collection has already begun, and the route will effect over 2 million annual riders. Next is the Washington/Western BRT which currently has the stops of Albany Bus Terminal, Broadway, State, Capitol/Hawk, Lark/Armory, Thurlow/UA Downtown, Quail, Partridge/St. Rose, Allen/Madison, Colonial, Harriman, UAlbany, Fuller/CSNE, and Crossgates which will also have a Park & Ride. The BRT line is expected to be on Western Avenue, and will include two new infrastructure projects. The first is a busway inside the Harriman and UAlbany campuses, and the second (and arguably more exciting) is a brand new transit center at Crossgates Mall, that is expected to include busways, and an indoor terminal/layover spot! Future provisions call for extensions to Rensselaer and New Karner Road. There are also provisions for the 905 to be extended to Scotia. The new BRT corridors will make a total of 40 miles of new BusPlus, which will be CDTA's top priority for the next five years.

Other exciting news: 

The 29 is now revived in some extent, because the 182 is now absorbing the 129, making a one-seat ride from Cohoes to Albany again. CDTA is also expected to have universal access with HVCC by the end of the year. NX Ridership has gone up 25-35% with an average of over 150 more boardings a day. Also, all routes introduced by Phase 1 Route Reconstruction are performing above the productivity threshold. CDTA is also debating changing the productivity threshold for trunk routes, because there are trunk routes, that are performing well, but are below the standard. Route #50 is also being re-classified as a neighborhood route because of the high headways.

Minor changes: 

Route #12 will have increased frequency on Saturdays, Route #224 will have increased frequencies during middays, Route #530 will have an extra trip to ease overcrowding, Route #712 will have additional trips, the 905 will have 15-minute headways well into the evening, and Route #875 will now serve the National Museum of Dance. Route #370 will now have a different route in Downtown Schenectady due to delays on the previous route.

http://www.cdta.org/documents/2013RoutePerformanceReport.pdf

My current project as of ~4 minutes ago

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/104442750/WIP.mp3

how much of the couple of billion dollars you have for this

 

joe

And thats why its called fantasy

Might be stuff in the water.

Yeah, but what could possibly cause this that's not lethal?

A bit OT, but regarding Dyckman:

I had a friend who lived off of that stop who told me that before the renovation, he stepped on the platform strip, and it crumbled underneath him. 

Why is every liquid in that station yellow? I remember the stalagmites (or whichever one comes from the ceiling) there were yellow, and when the station got flooded, all the water was yellow.

My teacher was beyond an a**hole today. So, I missed 8 days of school, and she says "By the way, all three packets are due tomorrow" and the whole class is like "WHAT!?" and I only had ONE packet. So I raise my hand, so that I can get the two that I don't have, and she says to me "Put your hand down, i'm not giving you an extension, even if you're not here, you still have to make the work up" and i'm like "Um... I just need the other two packets" and she goes "Yeah, i'll give them to you, but i'm not giving you an extension, I'm tired of hearing your excuses" and then again I say "Um.... I don't want an extension, I just want the packets..." and she continues on this rant about how she's tired of my B.S. in front of the WHOLE CLASS. Keep in mind, this is coming out of our class time, and we only have 3 days until finals. It might not sound that bad, but it was bad enough that people immediately after kept asking if I was "ok" and that they couldn't believe she did that. (And normally when someone gets dished by a teacher they just sit and stare)

Also Turbo19, and ttcsubwayfan, THIS is why I would much rather have the office up my ass, instead of the teachers.

Part #1:

An epic FAIL on YouTube's part. The whole point of the "One" channel is to have the same channel among all devices. Well, I tried to upload a banner picture that said "I am expressing my dissatisfaction with the new layout" and it says that the pic is going to be cropped in all of the layouts except TV, and i'm like WTF?

Part #2: 

Went to the Rensselaer County DMV today, even though i live in Albany County to get my non-drivers ID for a school trip to Montreal, and the whole place smelled like cigarettes and ratchet, but I was in and out in less than an hour, so that's a plus. (The whole place was on a line system, and instead of being filled with stereotypical lazy DMV workers, it was filled with a bunch of hard-working productive Italians.)

Part #3: 

I am worried as hell for the Spanish speaking final tomorrow, and of course studying just makes me worry even more, so it's very counter-productive. I'm pretty sure I know the material, but damn, i'm scared. Ironically, i'm not even worried for the LE or Algebra Regents.

Part #4: (Regarding Breeds' post)

Wow.... That's why I hate this county

Yeah, last seat or second to last seat on the MCI would suffice.

Oh the MCI's aren't a problem, its the trippers that use the LFS's that are the problem. (If wanted, theres an interior shot of the LFS in my CDTA thread)

I HATE the YouTube "One" channel, but not surprisingly, everybody has to make the switch in 10 days...

Also, not even going to comment on the new Flickr layout, but what really caught my eye is that they're discontinuing monthly allowances... Tsk Tsk, for shame.