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3 hours ago, JeremiahC99 said:

I was not proposing that the B14 make any stops in the facility. When I meant was that service would make one stop near Cozine Av, then go nonstop through the facility. Wen I have that map, which has been delayed many times now due to timing issues, you will see that there will be no stops in the facility.

 

This would be similar to the operation of the Q28 through the Bay Terrace Shopping Center parking lot between 212th Street and Bell Blvd and the S89 at the 34th Street HBLR station, and to some extent, the S46/96 at the West Shore Plaza terminal. The buses and cars would follow each other out of the lot to/from their parking spots so any vehicular traffic in the facility lot would not be delayed. In addition, service through the facility would run at all times except late nights, where buses would serve the B13 route to Fountain Avenue and teh Forbell Street route to Cozine Avenue as two branches. I was also in cosideration of doing a Q1 and having service go through Forbell St, then via the B13 routing.

 

If the two Flatlands sections are conected, then all of this silly overnight branch service would be done away with. Rather, buses will now proceed south along Forbell Street to Flatlands Avenue, stopping at Forbell/Cozine and another at Flatlands/Grant. Buses would then proceed straight onto the new connection to Fountain Avenue, eliminating any interference to mail operations. Another benefit of this connection, another direct way out of that small community is formed, potentially reducing traffic on Stanley Avenue and Linden Blvd. Now why didn't they make this connection a long time ago?

 

NONE of the MTA buses that enter the mail facility have an impact on mail service or delivery.  It is only a bus loop with a separate entrance to the facility on Stanley Ave. ALL mail trucks use a separate entrance on 

3 hours ago, JeremiahC99 said:

I was not proposing that the B14 make any stops in the facility. When I meant was that service would make one stop near Cozine Av, then go nonstop through the facility. Wen I have that map, which has been delayed many times now due to timing issues, you will see that there will be no stops in the facility.

 

This would be similar to the operation of the Q28 through the Bay Terrace Shopping Center parking lot between 212th Street and Bell Blvd and the S89 at the 34th Street HBLR station, and to some extent, the S46/96 at the West Shore Plaza terminal. The buses and cars would follow each other out of the lot to/from their parking spots so any vehicular traffic in the facility lot would not be delayed. In addition, service through the facility would run at all times except late nights, where buses would serve the B13 route to Fountain Avenue and teh Forbell Street route to Cozine Avenue as two branches. I was also in cosideration of doing a Q1 and having service go through Forbell St, then via the B13 routing.

 

If the two Flatlands sections are conected, then all of this silly overnight branch service would be done away with. Rather, buses will now proceed south along Forbell Street to Flatlands Avenue, stopping at Forbell/Cozine and another at Flatlands/Grant. Buses would then proceed straight onto the new connection to Fountain Avenue, eliminating any interference to mail operations. Another benefit of this connection, another direct way out of that small community is formed, potentially reducing traffic on Stanley Avenue and Linden Blvd. Now why didn't they make this connection a long time ago?

 

NONE of the MTA buses entering the mail facility impact mail service or delivery. Buses loop in and out on Stanley/Sheridan Ave on north side of facility and was designed for MTA pickup and dropoff when the building was built in 1993. Many members of the community wait there and transfer buses because of safety as armed Postal police are on site 24/7 as well as postal and sanitation employees who use public transit on various shifts. All mail trucks enter and leave on Flatlands Ave south side of the facility east of Spring Creek depot and Fountain Ave

And the B103 extension to Fountain Ave or Mail Facility you say what?

Yes. A extra 15 minutes run added to an unserved area.

I was suggesting a begin/termination at Flatlands/Fountain Ave. B15 service was removed from the Postal Facility several years ago inconveniencing those who worked the night shift and the B13 stops at both the Postal Facility and Flatlands/Fountain Ave where FedEx is located

Since the B103 heads out of the Spring Creek depot near Flatlands/Fountain Aves why not begin there for FedEx and USPS workers to use instead of Flatlands/Williams Ave?