checkmatechamp13
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On 5/18/2024 at 10:40 PM, Ex696 said:
I don't think they are coming back. Congestion pricing implementation seems like the perfect time to do an express bus redesign, and there hasn't been any news on them coming back.
The Queens redesign Proposed Final Plan was released around the time when congestion pricing was announced (so even the Queens express routes weren't adjusted for that). To me, at this point it makes sense to come back and do a separate citywide express bus redesign at some later point rather than scramble to analyze all express routes citywide at the last minute. (I agree that it should ideally happen before congestion pricing is implemented, but at this stage in the game, it's better not to rush things)
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Hopefully they end up relabeling those as n1s back to Hewlett. There's no point in causing this confusion for the passengers. Just say you restored reverse-peak n1 service from Jamaica and call it a day.
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14 hours ago, QM1to6Ave said:
From reading the article, it seems like the NJT buses will only be cannabilized for parts, but will not run in service? Is that right?
Im glad to see that Samuelson is pushing for increased express bus service. No one internally at the MTA seems to have thought of that brilliant idea!
They did, but the amount of service they're adding is minimal. (It's like 1-2 trips on a handful of routes)
Also, it's not accurate that none of those routes go into Queens (the BM5 and X64 serve Queens).
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Also some more information about the merger that was supposed to occur: https://thenepta.com/
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https://lctabus.com/docs/2024/LCTA-TDP-Draft_Digital.pdf
Comments can be sent here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KBTLG8H
They have a very customer-friendly website (they even mention the meetings of their advisory board at a pizza place in Downtown Wilkes-Barre). Apparently they were supposed to merge with COLTS (County of Lackawanna Transit Service), but the person in charge of COLTS said he didn't want "half the decisions being made by people from Luzerne County". Hopefully they're able to merge and keep the LCTA customer-friendly attitude. (Of course one of the major things I'd like to see in both counties is Sunday service).
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17 hours ago, The TransitMan said:
Well, that "kinda" didn't take long. I'm also surprised that they kept the number "56"...thought it would be at least a new number like "8" or something. Anyways, looks like it will assist the 5 and again serve the Smithtown LIRR but "middays only"? Should at least be a 6 AM to 7 PM. That midday looks like it would be about 4 trips...maybe?
Maybe it's making midday usage out of a bus being used from the rush hour-only 110 Clipper or something like that.
@BM5 via Woodhaven And the sad thing is that there's other areas that are still left uncovered, that they could be using those resources towards, rather than throwing everything but the kitchen sink at the East End and still leaving people with long waits.
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On 4/4/2024 at 6:48 PM, Cait Sith said:
Not all of the bronx express routes were spared.
They basically threw up their hands and said "We'll come back later for the express buses". They didn't make any changes at the time they did the Bronx local buses.
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I received an update from SCT and it is running already, they just need to publish the schedule and route.
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Apparently the 56 is going to run weekday middays only. No schedule posted to the website as of right now.
https://sctbus.org/portals/32/maps/SCT Detailed Map 12x36.pdf
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Which lines are considered Passaic County vs. Bergen County? (I know right now they have the 700-series routes that aren't operated by NJT, but I thought they were all operated in one contract out of a garage in Paramus)
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@B35 via Church What are your thoughts on extending your proposed Hamilton Park #123 branch to Newport Mall (and running the resultant branch full-time)? And then turn the #86 into an Exchange Place - Union City route.
@BM5 via Woodhaven Yeah I would definitely agree with testing out a #119X (with the way you have it set up, it could also potentially take the Holland Tunnel if there were issues at the Lincoln Tunnel).
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So I found out there's a free shuttle to the Hopewell campus from the Stuyvesant-Prospect neighborhood: https://www.hopewelltwp.org/DocumentCenter/View/11739/TIPSMART-Guide-Mercer-Hospital-Listing-3323
I guess that's an alternative to taking the #608 to the last stop and walking along the highway, but it should be better-publicized, and in any case, the #608 should be extended there anyway (connections to/from the West Trenton SEPTA station, and to areas along State Street, not to mention the direct connection to the Trenton Transit Center).
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3 hours ago, JAzumah said:
The volume of ferry service does not justify every bus going there. There is an argument for more service in the summertime, but I would like to see the test case work.
It's a residential neighborhood. It should have service anyway. Plus it makes dispatching easier (if a bus is running late and the follower is catching up, you don't have to worry about if the late bus is ferry-bound or not)
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I wish they would just have all the Bx27 trips run to the ferry but I suppose it's a step in the right direction.
I suppose the M20 express trips are to avoid traveling in the right lane due to Holland Tunnel congestion.
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Ugh...the southbound #709 was a no-show, and the next (and last) one is over an hour later...some folks in Passaic decided to grab an Uber taxi....talk about money walking for NJT...
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Oklahoma City recently added a BRT route. (I also saw that up until around 2018 or so, they had no Sunday service, so good that they finally added that)
Here is the study for their 2023 redesign.
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Fairfield Metro is being renamed to Fairfield - Black Rock to reduce confusion among travelers in the area:
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Would be nice if they actually posted the PDF schedules so we could see the actual changes. I'm particularly interested in the old DeCamp routes (the 102 has been seeing service added several times since it's been taken over...hopefully at some point they wisen up and start adding some off-peak service, or at least extending the peak span)
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On 3/20/2024 at 9:08 PM, Lawrence St said:
Um, what?
Meant to say 31 zones to Atlantic City, 18 zones to Toms River.
@553 Bridgeton Is there a different promotional fare for Newark vs. NYC or are they both the same price? I remember years ago, it was slightly cheaper for Newark vs. NYC.
On a side note they really need a full-time east-west route in that part of NJ (similar to the 317). Maybe an extension of the 836 to Trenton or something along those lines. I know it would be a long route, but especially for those not near rail lines (where you can transfer at Rahway) it would make travel through that area significantly easier.
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5 hours ago, Lawrence St said:
I’m confused, the 772 & 780 schedules look the same. What changed?
I don't see any new schedules yet...I guess we have to wait a few days until they publish the new PDFs (they will publish both at the same time and list one as "Upcoming"
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19 hours ago, Lawrence St said:
Can someone remind me what the fare zone is for Six Flags, Toms River, and Atlantic City?
Toms River is 31 zones from NYC, Toms River is 18 zones from NYC. Not sure how many ones Six Flags is from NYC.
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As far as I'm aware, they're still trying to figure out the implementation plan regarding routes on the border (whether they should be done with the Brooklyn routes vs. Queens routes, or be sort of a mid-phase in between the two).
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Pilot Program to Enhance Reach of Metro-North Railroad to Orange and Rockland Counties
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It would be nice if they added weekday midday service and evening service 7 days a week, but it's definitely a step in the right direction. I just hope they hold the connections. I had some friends who tried to take it to meet me on the Haverstraw end, and the ferry didn't hold for its scheduled connection.