Transit Enthusiast

Hello @BenTheMiner! I am BACK! It's been a LONG TIME since I requested any signs. But here I am, for the first time since 2022, requesting them now. I request signs for proposals, specifically from NICE Bus (all of them in Orange LED Luminator Horizon). The signs I request you make are: For NICE Local Route proposals. n7: Oceanside Long Beach Rd n7: Lake Success LIJ Hospital n16: Oceanside n20X: Hicksville Exp n22X: Hicksville Exp n29: Oyster Bay n29: Bayville n29: Hicksville n30: Far Rockaway Mott Av n30: Hempstead Transit Center n30X: Far Rockaway Exp n30X: Hempstead Exp n34: Far Rockaway Seagirt Bl n34: Freeport n50: Broadway Mall n50: Bellmore Merrick Rd n51: Mineola n51: Merrick Merrick Rd n52: Mineola via Bellmore Av n52: Bellmore n53: Hempstead via Old Bethpage n53: Plainview via Old Bethpage n74: Cedar Creek Park n74: Plainview Newtown Rd n81: Syosset via Hicksville Rd via S Oyster Bay Rd n81: Seaford via S Oyster Bay Rd via Hicksville Rd n84: Mineola via Jericho Tpke n84: Cold Spring Harbor via Jericho Tpke n90: JFK Airport n90: Freeport n91: JFK Airport n91: Hempstead n92: JFK Airport n92: Sunrise Mall Now for Nassau-Manhattan Express Routes: NM1: Express/Midtown NM1: Express/Freeport NM4: Express/Midtown NM4: Express/Glen Cove NM4: Express/Bayville NM5: Express/Downtown Loop NM5: Express/Hicksville NM6: Express/Downtown Loop NM6: Express/Hempstead NM8: Express/Downtown Loop NM8: Express/Glen Cove NM8: Express/Bayville NM9D: Express/Downtown Loop NM9D: Express/Oyster Bay NM9M: Express/Midtown NM9M: Express/Oyster Bay NM10: Express/Downtown Loop NM10: Express/Freeport NM12: Express/Midtown NM12: Express/Plainview NM13: Express/Midtown NM13: Express/Farmingdale NM14: Express/Midtown NM14: Express/East Massapequa NM15: Express/Midtown NM15: Express/Point Lookout NM16: Express/Midtown NM16: Express/Jones Beach NM17: Express/Midtown NM17: Express/Laurel Hollow NM18: Express/Midtown NM18: Express/Syosset I know you won't be able to make all of these all at once, but that's it. These are my requests.

And there will be quite a few.

Isn't that supposed to be at LaGuardia?

So it's still 7. If #3748 doesn't run again, then it's 6.

7 units remain now. They are dropping like flies.

Now 8, as #3677 has gone to scrap as well.

#3713 JFK retired JFK/Far Rockaway down to 9 units

Then have it run in the Middle, like the B1, B4 and B36 by C.I. Hospital.

I have an idea for Ocean Parkway: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=14kXvHaK5WqN0yCQPIiNCAIlxeM8w0L0&usp=sharing. A +SelectBusService+ route between Downtown Brooklyn (last stop Smith/Livingston Street near Jay Street-MetroTech (A)(C)(F)(R), first stop Boreum Place/Joralemon Street near Borough Hall-Court Street (2)(3)(4)(5)(R)) and Coney Island. Would be an alternative to current Subway Service, and relieve crowding on the Subways and the B68 bus, especially during the summer months. And a Local Route between Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and Coney Island as well.

#4162 is the worst NG I have ever rode. Every time it started moving, it was shaking and rattling, not to mention it's powertrain sounded awful. I feel like it will be the next bus to retire.

There are now 10 lead acid Next Generation Hybrid buses left in service.

I say restore the B71 as well. I also think the B23 should be restored, with an extension to Bay Ridge (Southern End) and Beverly Road (Northern End). The extension means that it would serve 71st Street directly.

Your thoughts on this:

Add #3716, #3722, #3745 and #3753 to the list. 17 left now.

#3677 is NOT retired. I happened to ride it yesterday on the Q41.

And then there was one...... JFK/Far Rockaway is now the last Depot to operate the OGs, and at the rate the NGs are being transferred, and the 9000s are arriving, they won't last much longer.

#3621 as well.

#8964 now has a Baisley Park sticker, and could start service as soon as tomorrow.

I wonder what would happen to the Q1, Q2, Q3, Q6, Q8, Q9, Q36, Q76 and Q77 (and the NICE Routes) once the current 165th Street Terminal closes next month (supposedly). When the new Terminal is being built, where would the routes be terminating once the old terminal shutters? This situation in Jamaica is confusing, honestly, and could cause a traffic nightmare.

There are exactly 80 left in service. 50 at Gun Hill and 30 at Kingsbridge.

I can tie this to today's generation of buffs, who will cause delays (or worse, cancellations) to get what they want, because the MTA got affected by this situation in Union Square BIG TIME.

Today's Generation is so spoiled. They'll destroy half of a block over someone giving away something that they can save up for when a sale comes around, for free...... I want a new Camera and Computer, but I am going to save up to buy that stuff, and NOT ransack an entire place just because someone is giving it away for free. It just doesn't make any kind of sense.

Your reactions to what happened at Union Square today? It has taken 21 buses Out Of Service........ A large crowd was reportedly attending a giveaway event hosted by well-known YouTuber Kai Cenat. Well, it spiraled Out Of Control.......

I'm surprised the MTA chose the Q4 to be Fare Free, and not the more busier Q5 (or 85). For the S46/S96, I thought it would have been something else, like the S40/90 (Amazon) or either of the S44/94 or S61/91 (the Staten Island Mall Routes), or the S53 (Bay Ridge) maybe. Bx18A/B? The MTA split this route into two during the redesign, then created an A/B. I'll see how Morris Heights and University Heights handle this. M116? Maybe. We'll see how this goes. Could have been something else. B60? Since it parallels the for most of it's run, it really wasn't surprising. Neighborhoods like Brownsville and Canarsie will love this. Maybe if I ride all of these routes during this Free period, I'll get an idea on how it will really work.

BREAKING NEWS: Starting 9/24/2023, the Bx18A/B, M116, B60, Q4 and S46/96 Limited will become pilot FARE FREE routes. This is expected to last until 3/30/2024. Your thoughts?