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It won't, you're right, but Q31 should have been rerouted a long time ago, it's current routing is super wonky, it should stay on Utopia Parkway, and this way it can replace Q16 Utopia Parkway service, which has low ridership, and go to College Point or maybe even Fort Totten which would make it the first Fort Totten - Jamaica route, I feel like it would garner more riders, and the frequencies would get better also.

Yes I have a lot and I could care less about those residents.

In that case the Q31 would just stay on Utopia, no point in going on Crocheron, then on Francis Lewis, and then back on Utopia.

My take on this is that the should operate from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM with 30 minute headways towards Midtown, Manhattan and from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM with 30 minute headways towards Little Neck, Queens. should also operate via the LIE and the Van-Wyck in both directions. Westbound trip times: 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 8:30, 9:00 Eastbound trip times: 5:00, 5:30, 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00 I also believe that there should be special service between Midtown Manhattan and Citi Field during Mets games and the US Open. These trips times would vary based off the start and end times of Mets games and the US Open.

I think the Q12/Q13 routings west of should be left alone and I agree that the Q31 should directly serve the Auburndale LIRR Station, but the problem is that 192nd Street and Station Road are very tight for bus traffic, both roads would have to be widen, the height clearance for the underpass along 192nd Street is high enough for buses to pass through at 12'10". I also think that the Q31 should stop at Utopia Parkway/45th Avenue, and for the Q12/Q13, it should stop at Northern Boulevard/193rd Street instead of Northern Boulevard/194th Street. These are my proposals for the neighborhoods of Auburndale and Bayside: I forgot to add a bus stop for Utopia Parkway/45th Avenue and Corporal Kennedy Street/34th Avenue.

Well that is some great news, I really love the Gilligs, I'm happy more of them of are coming to Nassau to replace all of those dreadful Next Gens.

As someone that lives nearby the QM3, I agree that there should be extra service on the QM3, it's appalling that the last trip leaves Little Neck at 7:30 AM, which for the stop near me is at 7:50 AM, and In my opinion, the QM3 and every Queens express bus route should travel on the Long Island Expressway in both directions, this way, more people would ride the QM3 from Manhattan.

Well that's interesting.

The rare few good things about the Queens bus redesign plan.

The only time I rode a Prevost was on the SIM4C from Staten Island Mall to 34th Street in Manhattan.

What are your guys thoughts on the QM3? Should it be eliminated? Should it get additional trips to/from Manhattan?

The reason why the Q34 should be extended to Francis Lewis Boulevard is because there is no local service on Willets Point Boulevard for a good mile, and for the Q26, I made a route map proposal so that it would still serve the Flushing-Main Street subway and LIRR stations.

That is true.

You may be right but from 2010 to 2013, people in Little Neck were complaining that the Q79 got eliminated so the MTA extended some Q36 trips in 2013, but have you ever seen more than 8 people on a Q36 bus along Little Neck Parkway? Cause most of the time there isn't.

The Q12 LTD would make stops at major intersections and transfer points, between Lippman Plaza/Union Street and Bell Boulevard, so it would have good ridership, the stops it would make would be: Roosevelt Avenue & Lippman Plaza (WB) / Union Street (EB) Sanford Avenue & Bowne Street (WB) / Sanford Avenue & Parsons Boulevard (EB) Sanford Avenue & 150th Street (Connection for the Murray Hill LIRR Station) Sanford Avenue & 162nd Street (Connection for the Broadway LIRR Station) Northern Boulevard & Utopia Parkway Northern & Francis Lewis Boulevards Northern Boulevard & Oceania Street Northern & Bell Boulevards And then all Local stops east of Bell Boulevard "Face it, just come out and say that you live in Douglaston or Little Neck and you want a faster commute at the expense of 60% of the ridership base of the Q12. In your scenario, the locals would be standing room only and the Limiteds would be carrying air." I live in Auburndale, so close but no cigar for you!

This bus route could run between Jamaica-165th Street and Douglaston LIRR, Via Hillside Avenue, Winchester Boulevard, and Douglaston Parkway. I don't expect it to have very high ridership but it will be a route filler for an area with a transit dessert.

Not only is this map proposal is super out there, you still have a big transit dessert, there is zero North-South Queens local routes between Springfield Blvd and Little Neck Pkwy. Northeast Queens needs better treatment and well like the MTA themselves, you ignored this area of Queens.

Maybe I should ride the B65 one day, I like scenic routes.

Nice, for my most of my life, and currently, I live near the Q12, Q13, Q26, Q27, Q31, Q76, QM3, n20G (formerly the n20/n21) and the PW LIRR Branch.

"the Q12 LTD would end up passing up damn near everyone along Sanford which is going to piss everyone off" Uh that is the point, Q12 LTD is for riders going to/from Flushing who live east of 165h Street and don't wanna spend 15 minutes along Sanford Avenue and wanna get to/from Flushing quicker, Q12 LTD would still stop at Parsons Blvd, 150th Street, 162nd Street along Sanford Avenue. Local service would still operate 24/7, Q12 LTD on the other hand would operate westbound towards Flushing-Main Street during Morning rush hours and eastbound towards Little Neck during Evening rush hours so riders on Sanford Avenue shouldn't worry at all.

My stance on this is that if the QM3 used the LIE in both directions more people would ride it from Manhattan to Queens. Another thing is that the QM3 should make one more stop at Northern Boulevard/Main Street before going non-stop to Manhattan, this way the QM3 riders in Flushing don't have to walk all the way to the bus stop at Northern & Parsons Boulevard. For added QM3 trips I would add two more AM trips and two more PM trips, the two AM trips would leave Little Neck Parkway/Horace Harding Expressway at 8:00 and 8:30 AM respectfully, while the two PM trips would leave 6th Avenue/36th Street at 6:35 and 7:05 PM respectfully. Yes I know I am 8 years late with the reply.

Q12 is only really slow between Lippman Plaza and 165th street because that is where most Q12 riders get on and off, and I know from experience, whenever I take the Q12 from/to Flushing, there are people getting on/off at every stop from 165th street to Lippman Plaza, but from 165th Street to Glenwood Street, it's smooth sailing. Which brings me an idea, there should be a Q12 LTD which would make stops at Lippman Plaza/Union Street, Parsons Boulevard, 150th Street for a connection to the Murray Hill LIRR Station, 162nd Street for a connection to the Broadway LIRR Station, Utopia Parkway, Francis Lewis Boulevard, and Bell Boulevard. The Q12 LTD would make all stops east of Bell Boulevard.

Updating this, my favorite routes are the Q12, Q13, and the QM3. I know the QM3 isn't the best when it comes to ridership, but last month on a Friday, I got to ride the 7:50 AM QM3 trip from Northern Boulevard & 194th Street to Midtown, Manhattan with my friend, which I had to wake up at 7 AM to do so and there was a niche chunk of riders, 20 in total, including me and my friend.

All I can say is wow, this is pretty out there, but I like how you designed the map.

Yes, yes it is lol, I came up with this account name back in 2020.