RTS CNG Command

I read on here and other threads a while back regarding a replacement of the Bx20 called the Bx7A. Well, I'll expand this a tad by have the Bx7 and 7A extend to the Yonkers MNRR, while the 7A's southbound terminal is now 168th Street.

They've had these issues, but the 2000 Orion V CNG's service has worsened considerably since NICE's takeover. I've heard the news surrounding NICE, read the articles, talked to passengers (and dispatchers), and listened to the buses' performance. They've all said the performance has been terrible. The 2000 Orion V CNGs are banged up and too old, and NICE is forced to operate them because they don't have any new buses to back them up. The reason the people rightfully blame Mangano is because he ditched the MTA (which ran service okay in Nassau) for a private company (with a mixed reputation) that's been forced to run at a terrible budget. The budget is what you see in not only the service, but the performance of them, too, especially the elder Orion V's. If Mangano and the Nassau legislature helped out in giving NICE more revenue, then they can operate more buses, get plenty of new ones to retire some of the older fleet, expand service to neighborhoods that need them, improve bus performance, and maybe even advertise so people can ride the buses instead of just the LIRR, a car, or cab. There's been a severe trust issue between the passengers and both NICE and Mangano because service and the aforementioned budget have been deplorable.

Echoing Threxx, I wish you the best of luck with your braces, too. I was forced to wear them for about twenty-two months, beginning in September 2007 and ending in July 2009. It's a bit difficult at first, but you start getting used to it. Good luck! Meanwhile, I made a small revision in Threxx's requested flipdot. While reviewing it, I noticed that the "M" in the "M24" was twelve pixels high, when it should be eleven high. Therefore, I revised it. Here is the revised version:

As the person responsible for creating this thread, I think it's time for me to get involved. IRT, with all due respect, ThrexxBus didn't do anything wrong here, and he hasn't requested all THAT many signs. Prior to the one he requested to me, he only requested THREE signs, the previous one from a few days ago on the page before. He actually canceled one of them. After a few days, a reminder is completely okay here. I've had that happen to me before, and I've done that before. If it were repetitious or if he reminded us a couple of hours after he requested, then I can see people getting annoyed. But he posted the reminder after a few days. That's completely fine. I can understand feeling a tad agitated by a reminder, but I don't think it was warranted for this case. To Threxx, I can understand you feeling a bit upset over IRT's response. You had every right to post that reminder. And I can understand feeling the anticipation, the excitement, over seeing all of us filling out the requests, whether it's yours or anyone else's. However, while you did nothing wrong, it is possible to be too eager and carry out too many requests too quickly, so be careful. If you two wish to continue to talk about this little misunderstanding and resolve it, please do so via PM. Continuing it on here will merely clog up this thread, something nobody wants. Therefore, this will be my only public post regarding this. If anyone wishes to respond to my post or the posts before, please reply via PM; I will ignore any public responses on here. Now, as a blanket reminder (and this is to everyone, myself including), please remember that at times, we may be fill in a request on a timely basis. We try, and often, we all succeed. But not all of us can guarantee it. We all lead really busy lives, and not all of us have the resources to fill them in. I can only do MegaMax flipdots and Horizon LEDs; I don't do Titans or Flipdot+'s, but others can. In addition, I don't accept THAT many requests in comparison to a few years ago when I first initiated the thread, but I definitely can occasionally. To Threxx, I CAN do your request for the M49 and M50 as a normal flipdot like the M24 request I filled out earlier, but not a Flipdot+ because I don't fully have the tools to do it yet. Right now, we continue on with our normal programming.

Here ya go!

Some more signs here! I had these signs prepared, but I never got to import them into Photoshop to animate them. But now they're here! Check them out below! Many of these are real signs by either observing them myself or via other people's media such as pics and clips on here, Subchat, YouTube, or Straphangers. With that, I give you credit for this. Others like the second N93 and N95 are based on fantasy.

After several months, I've returned to create signs! Right now, I have one demonstration: a fantasy B57 flipdot heading towards Gowanus. I intend to create more on the way.

Jackie Gleason has always been one of the greatest depot decals. Clean in design and really speaks "Jackie Gleason" with the writing and composition. Another one that I've always liked is the Mother Clara Hale Depot. It doesn't have a bus on it, but it doesn't need it. Mother Clara Hale caring for the child is all that it's needed to create the decal. The one I would change is either the green or the red because it makes the decal a bit busy, but in composition, it speaks a lot. And a huge guilty pleasure despite a couple of issues: It was a much better decal than the 100th Street Depot decal when 100th Street was remodeled. The missing "W" in the compass followed by the older typeface makes me think of a company going forward and reminding people of the old times. It's a great typeface and doesn't resort to Peignot (found on the 100th Street and Fresh Pond decals) or Helvetica. If I were the designer, two things I would work on are these: Better stroke separation between the compass and "s" in "Westside." Currently, the "s" blends in a little too much. Adjust the kerning between the "W" and "e." There's a big gap between the two letters, making it appear as "W estside Depot" instead of "Westside Depot."

Speaking of the "least imaginative" decals, most of the decals from MTA Bus are incredibly samey in composition. The only ones that looks different are Spring Creek and Yonkers, but they each carry two separate issues. Spring Creek's is WAY too busy with the flowers, skyline, and flag in the background. Yonkers's fishbowl is too small; and the skyline on the top, Statue of Liberty, and flag look slapped on. Yonkers's logo would look MUCH better if it were just the fishbowl and direction arrows to dictate where the main routes would go. It would look cleaner and not so busy. Spring Creek needs to scream "Spring Creek" while keeping it clean and not to cramped. My most favorite MTA decals come out from Brooklyn:

Maybe it's just me personally, but the fact that some buses like the N17, N73, and N74 each have headways for more than one hour during the middle of the day's just disgraceful, disgusting, and despicable. If I lived in an area where the lines have headways that long, I'd rather either pass my driver's test and buy myself a car or call for a taxi.

Speaking of depot decals, Flatbush desperately needs an overhaul. It's just a yellow logo (with type around the edges) and the front of an RTS. It doesn't speak "Flatbush" one minute. Maybe a bus like an Orion VII NG or an RTS riding on top of a bush with a flat top will do. BTW, has anyone beside me ever noticed that the Quill and Tuskegee depot decals are different size in comparison to the others? Quill's is bigger than the designated size, and Tuskegee's is smaller.

Killing off the M20 would be a terrible idea. While that route doesn't run well, it's the only one to serve Battery Park City and South Ferry via Tribeca and West Village. It's a lifeline for the West Side riders, and the MTA can't afford any more anguish from them now.