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  1. I like how they implemented the NEW Jamaica Bus Terminal into the redesign. Finally putting that bus lane on 168th St to good use. So on that note....this...this...this...this...UGH! Let me begin... Q1...I kind of like this idea. That Q1/Q6 idea was not going to work. There would be a lot of turn-arounds at Jamaica LIRR IF that proposal went through. THIS idea is better and...well maybe take some pressure off the Q43. Q2...didn't the "rush" portion start at Francis Lewis Blvd in the previous plan? Just curious. Q3...I feel bad for the Q3 operators having to serve much of the airport due to the construction. Q4...What? It's not going to Elmont? Surprise...surprise...surprise. Who didn't see that coming? (Being sarcastic here) "B35 via Church" you feel me here? Q5...Eh Q6...yeah, and? Q7...now THAT's more like it! An actual Rockaway Blvd route! Q8...New Lots Av....didn't realize there was a demand. Wonder if there will be enough room with the B6, B15 and B6's assistant...the B5. Q9...I guess. Q10...Even though they got rid of the alternate routing, I still see a short-turn along the route once this is implemented. Q11...Lord! Q12...What? No service to Great Neck LIRR Station? ;-) Q13...swap streets...same result Q14...LMAO! Q15...Whatever Q16...that Utopia Pkwy branch still exists? Q17...this will give me a good excuse to ride the Q44 SBS between Jamaica and Flushing because Kissena Blvd alone will kill this route once this is implemented. Q18...Life is good in Maspeth! Q19...Figures Q20...the reroute to follow the Q60 on Jamaica Av then Queens Blvd is suspect. Have to experience this to really give a take on it. As far as Flushing portion goes, it's the "Q44FS via Mitchell-Linden" to me is how I see this. Q22...Really? Far Rockaway LIRR? Q23...I have to see this for myself. I mean you are shortening the route for reliable service but via Forest Hills...that won't change. Q24...Why do I feel like I'm living in the 1980s? Once this is implemented, I expect to see a Flxible OR GMC New Look. ;-) Q25...You smell that? I smell artics in the future, Q26...well now, 24 hour service again, huh? Using Sanford Av again too I see. Ok. This could be good. Q27...THANK GOD! Yank that route off Holly Av! About time! Also putting Sanford Av to good use as well. I like this! However, in Cambria Heights...really? I mean you built that area up for the Q27 and now you pull service back towards basically Linden Blvd. Q28...the "RUSH" route is good but in terms of students for I.S. 25 and Bayside H.S....I know students use the Q28 along Northern Blvd. We'll see. Q29...you survived? I mean "you survived!" Congratulations! Q30...This is a little personal for me as I grew up on 169th St between Gothic Drive and 84th Av. I went to P.S. 131, two blocks east of me, Jamaica H.S. (which has been closed) and Thomas Edison H.S. two blocks west of me. The proposal is to cut Gothic Drive bus stop and then have the Q30 RUSH through this area is not going to fly. Then I see that the Q30 will travel along Hillside Av and then along Merrick Blvd to pass by the bus terminal. I guess they are maintaining that bus lane. That I like. I'll post more later.
  2. You need to ask the person who said it. I don't know. I'm just commenting on the thread.
  3. So "maybe"..."maybe"...that sounds like a replacement of the 2005 Orion 05.505 and the 2008 Orion 05.501 Suburbans? I mean they are what 27 2008 Orion Suburbans left?
  4. Well then maybe the LAST trip because that ridership going towards Orient Point is basically dead. Maybe in the summer would be different. As for the layover in Riverhead, there's a 7-11 and Dunkin Donuts with the hospital for a restroom so since #7029 (66) past by the station, then came back to pick up on it's way to Patchogue...it took about maybe 15? Remember, this was the 9 PM bus to Patchogue.
  5. So I was in Riverhead last night while waiting for the 9:32 train to Ronkonkoma and I must say that seeing buses after at least 8 PM is very weird to me. Also, they are now rerouted to stop at the train station...again. The 62 (westbound), 66 (BOTH directions), 80 (loop-de-loop...LOL) and 92 (westbound) ALL stop across the street from the station. Only the 58 (westbound) stops in front of the station like before. Not sure if the 92 (eastbound) stops in front of the station...looks like it as I saw a sign that says that attached to the old bus stop. Should have taken a picture of that. By the way, the last stop for the 66 in Riverhead is Peconic Bay Medical Center. I THOUGHT per the schedule it was Riverhead LIRR...apparently not. The 58 sits in the parking lot...like what #1037 did last night (that bus...WHOA! What a sound!) Honestly, I like that arrangement better AND the 66 does carry although that could stay 30 minutes ALL day. The last two westbound trips on the 92 should start from Bridgehampton. When I got on in Southampton, the driver had to close his partition...which means the bus was empty. LOL!
  6. Well at least they're using regular buses on the 10. Saw #7017 on the 10 this morning. Eh, it's Sunday I know but still I was expecting an ARBOC?
  7. I got the same message via text. The majority is not happy but hey...we get more time to study. As for what else to study...start looking at bulletins. I was told to go back at least a couple of years worth. However, I was not given a specific bulletin number if you will. Good luck to you!
  8. THAT did not take long either. I knew that was going to happen by bringing service back to Calverton Hills...just a matter of when.
  9. ...and THAT didn't take long! I knew those residents in Calverton Hills were not going to go quietly! Taking away the 8A and replacing it with...nothing. Yeah, that did not take long. I'm surprised that is not on Google maps yet...LOL! I see more changes coming.
  10. Greetings! The FIRST PAGE has been updated! Submitted for your approval! Enjoy! "Schooltripper7989" that bus has been on the list since at least April or May.
  11. Be VERY careful though. Even though it's a public sidewalk, security catches on quick.
  12. I'll update next week. Just waiting on confirmation from a few members.
  13. AH! So we must have missed each other. I went to Southampton and arrived around 10:15 via LIRR Montauk Branch. While passing through Babylon, I saw Orion #1070 on the 2 (Patchogue RR via Montauk Hwy)...I knew I wasn't crazy when I read your post about the 2 going to Amityville. Bus #1070 sat in the parking lot like an old S40 and went back east. Meanwhile in Patchogue I saw Orion #1059 on the 2. Have to admit, the new signage looks really good...especially on the Orions. The New Flyers...ABOUT DAMN TIME they put those signs to good use. I mean "S41 NRTHPRT"...really? However, not ALL buses had the new signage. Saw a couple with the old S92 signage and one with "Suffolk County Transit". From Southampton, I took the 92 (New Flyer #7005) to Riverhead and I love how they attached a note onto each sign...LOL! By the way, New Flyer #7032 was also on the 92, guess they are putting those buses to good use...former 8A buses (#7031-7033). When we got to the County Center, the driver was asked by someone who had a bike, "do any buses go to Tanger Outlets?" As the driver tried to explain to the customer to get the bus at Riverhead RR, the customer just gave up and remained at the County Center. Again, he has a bike. It's not that far by bike...maybe about 15-20 minutes. By the way, that County Center looked empty compared to when it use to be. As we left the County Center, the 92 doubles back to the traffic circle and no longer uses Center Drive North, which is puzzling because Peconic Av has traffic ALL day and evening. Once I got to Riverhead RR, I saw the "connection", which are WAY back at the other end of the block, near the corner of Railroad Av and Griffing Av. Saw Orion #1021 on the 66 signed Patchogue RR via Mastic Beach. Also I saw what YOU saw with that bus making the right turn off of Griffing Av and onto Railroad Av. Drivers must been confused because the 80 is supposed to be on Roanoke Av in BOTH directions. What this driver did, which I saw was travel along Osborn Av, made the left onto Court St, left onto Griffing Av and then right onto Railroad Av to stand. By the way, NO bus stopped at the bus stop in front of Riverhead RR Station, so look for a NEW bus stop to be placed there. Would not surprise me if they turn that area of Railroad Av into what I saw in Brentwood RR...like I said, we must have missed each other. Heading back home via the LIRR Greenport/Ronkonkoma Branch, I saw New Flyer #7041 on the 52A at Ronkonkoma station...THAT will be my next adventure. Then I saw New Flyer #7029 on the 11 leaving Brentwood RR (looks like a NEW exit...didn't recognize that before) and while pulling into the station, I saw Orion #1008 on the 7 and Orion #1001 on the 5. Now THAT new terminal at Brentwood RR on the northside,..with NEW bus stop signage I like! That gets the buses out of the traffic on Brentwood Rd. Although at both Brentwood RR AND Riverhead RR, no sign of the 58. Will check that too as you can now get to Riverhead from Brentwood. Oh yeah I saw a New Flyer on the 6 on Wheeler Rd and Orion #1061 layover "Returning to the Yard" at Central Islip. So it was an interesting day and I will be back out there to rides some of these NEW or updated routes.
  14. They have been discussing that for years. However, the ridership does not want a two-seat ride through Riverhead...and now with that traffic concerns on the south fork every morning, that could also be a concern.
  15. Didn't know that the 92 serves Bridgehampton LIRR directly. The station itself is about 5-10 minutes north of Montauk Hwy and it's a VERY tight turn-around for the 40 ft bus especially if the turn-around (parking lot) is full.
  16. Really? That bus was spotted at Jackie Gleason...NYCT Depot? Or do you mean Spring Creek...MTA Bus Depot?
  17. As of right now (of course subject to change) LaGuardia is expected to get 83 and JFK/Far Rockaway is expected to get 153.
  18. A little behind schedule but yes...the end of those NGs will begin.
  19. With the exception of a restroom area, that's a better location compared to the County Center. You have a place to get food, snacks and drinks. There's a library across the street for the restroom but it closes after 5 pm. I think it's a better area.
  20. That's one of the few that has the 2004-2005 destination signs similar to 6490-6689. I think #3502 and #3512 are others.
  21. Greetings! The FIRST PAGE has been updated! Submitted for your approval! Enjoy!
  22. ...and the fact that it wouldn't fair well at Queensborough Community College bus loop.
  23. I'm aware of that. I was just saying in general...and according to customer service at Suffolk Transit, it COULD be the end of October when the new system kicks off.
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