Via Garibaldi 8 Posted December 12, 2010 Share #1 Posted December 12, 2010 According to the link below, the countdown clocks being tested on the M16 and M34 lines will be rolled out to Brooklyn next month and eventually over to Staten Island. I rode the M16 today a few stops and then just gave up and walked the rest of the way due to the traffic. http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/12/mta_honcho_spreads_a_little_su.html The one thing I was curious about though was I only noticed one countdown clock at all of the stops along 34th street. The only one I saw was at 8th and 34th where they put in a new shelter. My understanding was that all stops along 34th street at least would have countdown clock information. So how exactly does the MTA plan on rolling out this service in boroughs like Staten Island which has a limited amount of shelters when compared to other boroughs? Perhaps they would use countdown clocks similar to the ones that they have along Pearl St? Otherwise I don't know how great it would be if you just have them at a handful of stops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak7 Posted December 12, 2010 Share #2 Posted December 12, 2010 So how exactly does the MTA plan on rolling out this service in boroughs like Staten Island which has a limited amount of shelters when compared to other boroughs? Perhaps they would use countdown clocks similar to the ones that they have along Pearl St? Otherwise I don't know how great it would be if you just have them at a handful of stops. They will expand the GPS tracking system. My guess is that there will only be clocks at the major locations (St George, Eltingville, Port Richmond), and then expand to all shelters. Clocks along Pearl St??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locomotion69 Posted December 12, 2010 Share #3 Posted December 12, 2010 Just something else for vandals to vandalize. It doesn't make any sense to me. What they should have is an electronic map showing where the bus is, there are too many variables involved with countdown clocks such as a bus picking up a wheelchair, getting stuck in traffic,etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIR North Shore Posted December 12, 2010 Share #4 Posted December 12, 2010 They're currently rebuilding the St. George bus ramps so my guess is that the clocks will be there. And all of the new bus shelters have the space for clocks as well. Jay Walder seemed to be talking about how you can track the buses online and on your phone though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted December 12, 2010 Share #5 Posted December 12, 2010 They will expand the GPS tracking system. My guess is that there will only be clocks at the major locations (St George, Eltingville, Port Richmond), and then expand to all shelters. Clocks along Pearl St??? lol @ those clocks along pearl st... I know what Garibaldi's talking about there.... the ones that say "Connection time is", w/ the orange LED's, then it tells you the time under it... That's all that is... a fancy way of telling/showing commuters what time it is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted December 12, 2010 Author Share #6 Posted December 12, 2010 lol @ those clocks along pearl st...I know what Garibaldi's talking about there.... the ones that say "Connection time is", w/ the orange LED's, then it tells you the time under it... That's all that is... a fancy way of telling/showing commuters what time it is... I was just wondering if those could be an example of the sort of "countdown clocks" that would be used where there aren't any new shelters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted December 12, 2010 Author Share #7 Posted December 12, 2010 They will expand the GPS tracking system. My guess is that there will only be clocks at the major locations (St George, Eltingville, Port Richmond), and then expand to all shelters. Clocks along Pearl St??? I was just wondering if those clocks along Pearl Street in the city could be an example of the sort of "countdown clocks" that could be used where there aren't any new shelters... And what is also good about them is that they're relatively high up so they would be more difficult to vandalize, which could address Locomotion's concerns. I did notice one thing though... Someone in another post which I can't remember said that those clocks can be rather off. What confused me today is they had the clock showing that the M16 was "due" and we were waiting there a good 10 minutes before the bus actually did come because of traffic and such. How do they go about determining how long it will take the bus to arrive as opposed to when it actually does arrive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted December 12, 2010 Author Share #8 Posted December 12, 2010 Just something else for vandals to vandalize. It doesn't make any sense to me. What they should have is an electronic mapshowing where the bus is, there are too many variables involved with countdown clocks such as a bus picking up a wheelchair, getting stuck in traffic,etc. If I recall correctly when I took the bus in Bologna when I was living in Italy, I recall them having the map showing where the bus was, as well as when it was due to arrive. Your argument about vandalism however seems to be contradictory because wouldn't vadalism be a problem with those electronic maps too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Fe via Willow Posted December 13, 2010 Share #9 Posted December 13, 2010 According to the link below, the countdown clocks being tested on the M16 and M34 lines will be rolled out to Brooklyn next month and eventually over to Staten Island. I rode the M16 today a few stops and then just gave up and walked the rest of the way due to the traffic. http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/12/mta_honcho_spreads_a_little_su.html The one thing I was curious about though was I only noticed one countdown clock at all of the stops along 34th street. The only one I saw was at 8th and 34th where they put in a new shelter. My understanding was that all stops along 34th street at least would have countdown clock information. So how exactly does the MTA plan on rolling out this service in boroughs like Staten Island which has a limited amount of shelters when compared to other boroughs? Perhaps they would use countdown clocks similar to the ones that they have along Pearl St? Otherwise I don't know how great it would be if you just have them at a handful of stops. :cool: The Eltingville Transit Center, Ferry Terminal, CSI, Mall bus stops would be great places to have these clocks on SI. For starters. Happy to see (NYCT) catching up with Long Beach (CA) Transit:tup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rr4567 Posted December 13, 2010 Share #10 Posted December 13, 2010 Those countdown clocks are pure crap. I waited for an M16 10 minutes - mind you the sign said it was due in ONE minute the whole time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Fe via Willow Posted December 13, 2010 Share #11 Posted December 13, 2010 Those countdown clocks are pure crap. I waited for an M16 10 minutes - mind you the sign said it was due in ONE minute the whole time That's the NYC coming out of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rr4567 Posted December 13, 2010 Share #12 Posted December 13, 2010 That's the NYC coming out of them. Not the NYC, the MTA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share #13 Posted December 13, 2010 Those countdown clocks are pure crap. I waited for an M16 10 minutes - mind you the sign said it was due in ONE minute the whole time We can't be critical of the MTA.... That's not looked upon highly in these parts. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rr4567 Posted December 13, 2010 Share #14 Posted December 13, 2010 We can't be critical of the MTA.... That's not looked upon highly in these parts. :eek: Well too bad B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share #15 Posted December 13, 2010 Well too bad B) Just thought I'd give you a heads up. I'm sure you saw how I was fed to the wolves... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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