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I'm extremely skeptical that the N20 interlines with the N79. I posted the Saturday schedules for N20, N73, N79, and N24 and showed that the best interline combination was N73 and N79.

It wouldn't help me if I lived in Seaford. I'd have to take the N54/N55 to Wantagh Avenue and wait for the N73/N74. I haven't checked the schedules but I don't see making a connection between the lines a priority.

Every student who goes to MacArthur HS and Salk JHS doesn't live on the N73 route. I certainly didn't when I went to MacArthur. (I lived near Jerusalem Avenue.) I know the city has reduced transportation metrocards for students. But Levittown has a fleet of school buses to accomodate different school schedules and athletic events.

There's no loss of service on Old Country Road by extending the N24 to Hicksville and cutting back N78/N79. N23 and N27 are seen as duplicative north/south service so one was cut during the non rush. NICE had to cut $7M. N73/N74 were cut back during the non rush to one bus per hour in each direction.

It would be helpful if you were more specific about what is not reliable anymore.

I posted an analysis last Sunday that the N73 and N79 interline in both directions at Hicksville, at least on Saturdays. 50 and 46 have interlined at Bellmore for some time.

I just checked the schedule. There's no mention that only students can ride the N16X.

Claims of ignorance remind me of the expression Ignorance is bliss. County residents who are forum members would be chewing out the county and Veolia if they felt these changes were kept a secret. Members have posted newspaper articles. NICE couldn't make clearer on the website about the changes. I live in Westchester County. It's ridiculous to think I know more about the changes than passengers who regularly use the bus. Were the new timetables available at transit hubs on April 4? The same people who didn't know about the changes probably haven't started to prepare their income taxes.

The system map on NICE's website doesn't show specific Hempstead bay assignments; just the routes that service the Transit Center.

They point out that the new N6 and N22 express routes, to and from Jamaica and Flushing, respectively, could cut travel time up to 20 minutes each way.

Article states Nassau gets $4M. Cuts are supposed to close $7M shortage. I'd hold onto all of it and see if cuts will realize $7M in savings. $4M should go to cover any shortage in saving $7M. With so many comments about broken down buses, perhaps the funds should go for maintenance. It makes no sense to restore cuts. That's only putting off the inevitable.

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Below is my SATURDAY analysis. N79 arrives Hicksville at :00 and leaves at :40 N24 arrives Hicksville at :30 and leaves at :53 N22 arrives Hicksville at :15, leaves at :30; arrives at :45. leaves at :00 N73 arrives HIcksville at :30 and leaves at :10 N20 arrives Hicksville at :47 and leaves at :01 The running times on N20, N22, and N24 average 75 minutes. Recovery time is usually 10% of running time which would be about 8 minutes for each. I SPECULATE that N22 turns on itself. Yes, the layover is 15 minutes with recovery of 8 minutes. However, it's easier to remember a departure time if it's clockface, which in this case is :30 and :00. N24 and N73 BOTH arrive at :30. Either N24 OR N73 turns to the next N79 which leaves at :40. However, even with 8 minutes recovery time on the N24, if anything goes wrong, it will leave late on the N79. I SPECULATE that the N24 turns on itself. I also SPECULATE that the N20 turns on itself. I SPECULATE that the arriving N73 goes out on the next N79 at :40. Running time is 35 minutes so recovery time would be 4 minutes, enough time for a 10 minute interline. I SPECULATE that the arriving N79 goes out on the next N73. N79 running time is about 40 minutes for recovery time of 4 minutes, enough time for a 10 minute interline. Bottom line: N79 and N73 interline at Hicksville. (I'm really sticking my neck out on this.) Back to proofing my state income tax return which isn't as exciting.

I was busy working on my state tax return and didn't have time to prepare a chart. I have to modify your good work by showing the arrival and departure times of the buses at Hicksville. If an departing N79 leaves before an arriving N79, the departing N79 has to come from somewhere else.

We should be able to figure it out from looking at the schedule. If the N79 and N24 have long layovers in Hicksville, it's a good bet they interline.

There's no N21 on Saturday as well.

I hope this doesn't mean that the printed system maps have the same error.

Click on the schedules and look at the maps though it's not clear how the N27 turns around. From what I remember. Railroad Avenue is probably wide enough to turn the N27 around.

N46 and N51 both travel on Merrick Avenue. N46 turns left onto Front to Hempstead and N51 continues straight. There's service on Front (N47 in the rush and N48 and N49 during the day.)

Here's NICE's repsonse: All the April 8th timetables are currently on our website. The new April 8th schedules will be available at Hempstead and Mineola by Wed. April 4th. Regarding typo correction, all corrections will be aplyed to the next timetables printed.

I don't know if the N21/27 connection is planned or is a coincidence.

The most interesting part is where the county calculated the MTA vehicle cost/hour $41 higher than Veolia.

The only connecting service on the N27 timetable is with N23 because N23 is a continuation of former N27 service.

A rerouted N46 looks like N51 at Merrick Avenue.

I understand that the N23 and N27 schedules might be coordinated for passengers to continue in the SAME direction. However, there's a minimal wait to reverse direction on the other days of the week. I'm only talking about adjusting the Saturday schedule by two minutes. It seems easier to change the N27 schedule to always arrive ahead of the N23 since the Roslyn Station is the most important time point on the route for N27. I don't know if N27 interlines with N21 in Glen Cove. If it does, it could make the schedule adjustment more difficult. I look forward to NICE's response and will post it here.