N6 Limited

It costs $1 to obtain a MetroCard. It’s a scam because it’s the only way to pay for the AirTrain (at the moment), therefore tourists coming from JFK have to buy one to exit. Also, you can’t refill the 10-trip or 30-day unlimited fare options, so you have to pay an additional dollar each time. (The MTA waives the fee for a new card at subway MVMs if you’re trying to refill an expired (or nearly expired) card.)

Looks like they’ll use 1 bus for n71 shuttle.

Merrick and Springfield is an easy place to turn buses and maybe interline routes.

I believe Horace Harding Blvd is one of the priority corridors. So, they’re probably looking to implement Traffic Signal Priority, and/or bus lanes, etc. Having the those routes as rush routes would definitely improve service. One example, one evening I was on the Jamaica bound Q5 from Green Acres, there was turnover along Merrick Blvd but also an accumulation of passengers, the bus was packed by Springfield Blvd. It would have been nice if the bus could have rushed to Jamaica at that point instead additional intermediate “local” pick ups and increased dwell time due to the passenger load and red signals due to not running straight to the next rush stop, that a frequent “local” bus could have handled. (Doesn’t have to be the Q25 though.)

Maybe they should reconfigure Huntington to an island platform station to have cross platform transfers, and more frequent diesel shuttles/ connections?

Is anyone planning to bus fan when the new network goes into service?

Yep, N15, N22, N24, N78, N79 and they all got stuck in holiday traffic on OCR, even more so since they looped in and out of the mall via East Gate Blvd.

Sure it will. Instead of watching numerous express trains speeding by while the next is 14 mins away… they can take a to the next transfer station for the and vice versa. There are also many intra Queens trips taken on the QBL in which which the is not specifically necessary.

They should extend IBX to Staten Island or have a Ferry to SI from Brooklyn Army Terminal. Anyway, heres the town hall:

Both are important, but if for example, those 3,000 people that have a one seat ride is 20% , then 12,000 already transfer and the B55 could potentially make it easier/quicker for 12,000+ people to get to JFK.

Is the B15/B55 proposal really that big of an issue? What percentage of B15 rides to JFK are one seat rides? Not sure that will make a difference, Linden Blvd is not fast by any means, due to “traffic calming” measures, traffic gets stopped at every signal. That as well.

Yes, the Hillside portion was painfully slow. I took the bus from Jamaica, I probably should have walked to the Q110 instead.

Would it be cheaper to extend the to Forest Hills instead of having extra service?

I’ve used the Q36 Limited during the evening rush, It stopped so frequently and went so slow I’m not even sure why there’s a “limited” designation.

Great! Customer service focused actions.

It’s interesting because, 80-90% of the n20G route is in Queens.

Because there is barely any incentive. 1) All-door boarding still hasn’t started. There’s nothing like getting on a “packed” bus with plenty of standing room beyond the rear door but can’t get back there because of aisle cloggers. It’s worse getting flagged by those buses. 2) Can’t transfer to/from Beeline and NICE. 3) Can’t use on Airtrain or PATH. (Bus riders are probably more likely to transfer to other modes of transit which use metrocard)

Less stops allow buses to actually move along with traffic and not constantly being halted by red signals because it pulled into a stop during a green phase. Also, a few mins make a difference when making connections.

Might this explain the $7 peak City Ticket? Trying to push riders to the LIRR?

Kinda sorta, the free transfer is now available for another route. The Q5 gets turnover all along Merrick, they’d lose money and probably would have to increase service. ———— The Q4 is proposed to be limited on Merrick Blvd, what if its a ploy to speed up bus service, remove stops and decrease Q84 service? Does anyone think this will affect (mainly increase) ridership at St. Albans LIRR ?

Some opposition to the redesigns are disheartening. Keep in mind that some of these new routings: Allow trips not currently possible without major backtracking. Provide alternative routings between various areas, in case of service disruption, subway disruptions/outages/planned service changes, or just options if a bus is missed etc. Especially bypassing congested areas. Open up new trips for existing riders & new riders. Makes it easier to connect to various NICE routes, LIRR stations, crosstown Queens service and Brooklyn routes.

Q44 to Fordham would be good because it would connect to the transit hub, MNRR, BX12/41 and shopping area. 1) Makes it easier to get from the West BX to the Q44. 2) Intermediate fares from Fordham MNRR are better than from Manhattan. 3) Makes it easier to get to/from uptown without using the subway, especially with crazy weekend track work. 4) Q44 connects to the Airtrain and is proposed connect to the Q10, a Bronx to JFK bus would be too much.

Issue sounds surfing related.

Random Observation just a few moments ago. 17 People waiting for the Jamaica bound n6 at UBS Arena, two buses were bunched, the first one kept going with seats available. 2nd one picked up all, but I couldn’t see inside to see how packed it was. (Which ones have tinted windows? New Flyers?)