xD4nn Posted November 11, 2023 Share #38326 Posted November 11, 2023 Looks like Prottera was bought by Volvo. Interested to see how the MTA plays with this information. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/volvo-to-acquire-battery-business-from-proterra-inc-and-proterra-operating-company-301984421.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted November 11, 2023 Share #38327 Posted November 11, 2023 (edited) 21 minutes ago, xD4nn said: Looks like Prottera was bought by Volvo. Interested to see how the MTA plays with this information. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/volvo-to-acquire-battery-business-from-proterra-inc-and-proterra-operating-company-301984421.html The link is no good on phones at times, so here's a link to another news site about it: https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/truckmaker-volvo-buy-proterras-battery-business-210-mln-2023-11-10/ Edited November 11, 2023 by Kingsbridgeviewer382 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted November 11, 2023 Share #38328 Posted November 11, 2023 2 hours ago, xD4nn said: Looks like Prottera was bought by Volvo. Interested to see how the MTA plays with this information. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/volvo-to-acquire-battery-business-from-proterra-inc-and-proterra-operating-company-301984421.html Only the battery business has been purchased. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted November 11, 2023 Share #38329 Posted November 11, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Cait Sith said: Only the battery business has been purchased. Bus productions are expected to be awarded/bought out on November 13th Edited November 11, 2023 by MysteriousBtrain 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted November 12, 2023 Share #38330 Posted November 12, 2023 So the bus stop changes made to the Q17, Q48, and Q50 in Flushing are now permanent after the opening of the new staircases on the Train station. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted November 12, 2023 Share #38331 Posted November 12, 2023 (edited) Wtf are they (the DOT) doing with Livingston Street..... Took the full B45 into Downtown earlier today...... Looks like they're going to (try to) E.L. Grant Hwy., Livingston Street.... In other words, do away with curbside bus stops for the Downtown bound buses & install islands in the middle of the street for buses to stop at.... I want to see how they're going to pull this off... Livingston doesn't have the width that E.L. Grant does.... EB traffic is going to have to be redirected onto Schermerhorn, or Atlantic (which is already a shitshow as it is)..... Edited November 12, 2023 by B35 via Church 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoSpectacular Posted November 12, 2023 Share #38332 Posted November 12, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, B35 via Church said: Wtf are they (the DOT) doing with Livingston Street..... Took the full B45 into Downtown earlier today...... Looks like they're going to (try to) E.L. Grant Hwy., Livingston Street.... In other words, do away with curbside bus stops for the Downtown bound buses & install islands in the middle of the street for buses to stop at.... I want to see how they're going to pull this off... Livingston doesn't have the width that E.L. Grant does.... EB traffic is going to have to be redirected onto Schermerhorn, or Atlantic (which is already a shitshow as it is)..... The previous bus lane idea didn't work out so they're going full-on "f**k cars" and making it two-way for buses only while making everyone else take it westbound. At least it'll be easier for me next time I'm on the B67 to get around it... Edited November 12, 2023 by SoSpectacular 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted November 12, 2023 Share #38333 Posted November 12, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, Kingsbridgeviewer382 said: So the bus stop changes made to the Q17, Q48, and Q50 in Flushing are now permanent after the opening of the new staircases on the Train station. How is the set up now? Everything gonna remain on Main St (in the case of the Q17, at 38th av?) Edited November 12, 2023 by MysteriousBtrain 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted November 12, 2023 Share #38334 Posted November 12, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, MysteriousBtrain said: How is the set up now? Everything gonna remain on Main St (in the case of the Q17, at 38th av?) Q50 - Main St by 39th Av, right by GNC Q17 - Main St by 38th Av Q48, I believe remains at Main St by Roosevelt Av, close to the US 1 Supermarket. Edited November 12, 2023 by Calvin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted November 12, 2023 Share #38335 Posted November 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Calvin said: Q50 - Main St by 39th Av, right by GNC Q17 - Main St by 38th Av Q48, I believe remains at Main St by Roosevelt Av, close to the US 1 Supermarket. The drop off for the Q48 is in front of the GNC store. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted November 12, 2023 Share #38336 Posted November 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Calvin said: Q50 - Main St by 39th Av, right by GNC Q17 - Main St by 38th Av Q48, I believe remains at Main St by Roosevelt Av, close to the US 1 Supermarket. I’m surprised they are going to keep the Q17 two blocks away from the when it used to stop right in front of one of the entrances. I expect a few more people to pile up on Q25/Q34 as a result. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted November 12, 2023 Share #38337 Posted November 12, 2023 (edited) 10 hours ago, SoSpectacular said: The previous bus lane idea didn't work out so they're going full-on "f**k cars" and making it two-way for buses only while making everyone else take it westbound. At least it'll be easier for me next time I'm on the B67 to get around it... So they're going fully cocked instead of going half-cocked - because the latter is exactly what that initial bus lane idea was..... At least this would have Schermerhorn see more usage than it historically did & currently does... Always tripped me out how dead Schermerhorn was/is, traffic wise.... The dollar vans (well, mini-buses) are going to be in for a rude awakening when this plan is completed - no more of that illegal u-turning on Livingston at Smith (in front of the Park & Fast) BS..... Speaking of Smith/Livingston, they have one of those yellow signs/placards up at the current B62 terminal stating that the stop will be discontinued (not surprised at that, TBH)... It also mentioned a stop at Smith/Livingston that's set to replace it (don't remember how the sign was exactly worded).... I can't figure out if the B62 will be shifted to terminate at the current penultimate stop (alongside the Civil Court bldg.), or on the same side of the street with the B61 & B65.... Edited November 12, 2023 by B35 via Church 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted November 12, 2023 Share #38338 Posted November 12, 2023 14 hours ago, SoSpectacular said: The previous bus lane idea didn't work out so they're going full-on "f**k cars" and making it two-way for buses only while making everyone else take it westbound. At least it'll be easier for me next time I'm on the B67 to get around it... First off, what was the previous Livingston Street Plan? This new plan is just worse and it starts on Tuesday 11/14. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted November 12, 2023 Share #38339 Posted November 12, 2023 53 minutes ago, Future ENY OP said: First off, what was the previous Livingston Street Plan? This new plan is just worse and it starts on Tuesday 11/14. Livingston St. was a part of that Better Buses Action Plan that De Bozo (De Blasio) introduced, around 4 or 5 years ago.... It was an attempt to improve bus speeds along certain corridors throughout the city.... There were about 20 corridors or so that were to see improvements, with Livingston st. being one of them. In laymans, the previous Livingston st. plan were the first set of bus lanes that were painted along it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted November 12, 2023 Share #38340 Posted November 12, 2023 9 minutes ago, B35 via Church said: Livingston St. was a part of that Better Buses Action Plan that De Bozo (De Blasio) introduced, around 4 or 5 years ago.... It was an attempt to improve bus speeds along certain corridors throughout the city.... There were about 20 corridors or so that were to see improvements, with Livingston st. being one of them. In laymans, the previous Livingston st. plan were the first set of bus lanes that were painted along it. Ahh got it.. Than mayor copy cat went along with it and boom here we go. Since, I work in the vicinity of the area. Traffic is gonna be horrendous and there's absolutely NO parking on Livingston in both directions and since Schermerhorn Street is one direction (Eastbound Boerum to Flatbush) Parking in that area is gonna get very stupid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted November 13, 2023 Share #38341 Posted November 13, 2023 42 minutes ago, Future ENY OP said: Ahh got it.. Than mayor copy cat went along with it and boom here we go. Since, I work in the vicinity of the area. Traffic is gonna be horrendous and there's absolutely NO parking on Livingston in both directions and since Schermerhorn Street is one direction (Eastbound Boerum to Flatbush) Parking in that area is gonna get very stupid. Watch for (even more) cars abusing the loose non-enforcement of the buses only rule along Fulton, west of Flatbush av. extension. Not sure how else to put this, other than by saying that Livingston was some motorists' last hope to directly (feasibly, enough to) get into the heart of Downtown.... This is only going to increase the amount of people backdooring their way to it... Even outside of peak hours, the B61 slogs its way to get to Livingston after it turns off Columbia.... I'm not sure what's going to be worse - Atlantic, or Tillary..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missabassie Posted November 13, 2023 Share #38342 Posted November 13, 2023 Yup, to all the above regarding Livingston st. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R68ACTrain Posted November 13, 2023 Share #38343 Posted November 13, 2023 Kingsbridge Depot has to be the worst depot in the Bronx in terms of everything. Maintenance, Dispatching, and service. Everything, horrible, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted November 13, 2023 Share #38344 Posted November 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, R68ACTrain said: Kingsbridge Depot has to be the worst depot in the Bronx in terms of everything. Maintenance, Dispatching, and service. Everything, horrible, I will have to agree with dispatching. A lot of their services are inconsistent, with gaps in service and buses leaving in bunches even when there isn't any traffic problems on the route. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R68ACTrain Posted November 13, 2023 Share #38345 Posted November 13, 2023 4 minutes ago, Kingsbridgeviewer382 said: I will have to agree with dispatching. A lot of their services are inconsistent, with gaps in service and buses leaving in bunches even when there isn't any traffic problems on the route. The service on the Bx1, and Bx10 are horrible in the mornings. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted November 13, 2023 Share #38346 Posted November 13, 2023 (edited) Besides the charging methods on the LFS in NYCT and MTA Bus, the doors are a difference for anyone that noticed. At one time at Jamaica Center, I saw one on the Q31 at Jamaica Av that has the rear doors slide outwards like all the other NYC units. However, the Q6, few days ago, the LFS out of MTA Bus has the doors swinging inwards like the 2010 units, 8504-8754. Edited November 13, 2023 by Calvin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted November 14, 2023 Share #38347 Posted November 14, 2023 7 hours ago, Calvin said: Besides the charging methods on the LFS in NYCT and MTA Bus, the doors are a difference for anyone that noticed. At one time at Jamaica Center, I saw one on the Q31 at Jamaica Av that has the rear doors slide outwards like all the other NYC units. However, the Q6, few days ago, the LFS out of MTA Bus has the doors swinging inwards like the 2010 units, 8504-8754. .....charging methods? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted November 14, 2023 Share #38348 Posted November 14, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Cait Sith said: .....charging methods? I’m sorry. I mean the USB differences. MTA Bus has USB C and a USB port while the NYC ones have two USB ports If that’s right。 Edited November 14, 2023 by Calvin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBTA Posted November 14, 2023 Share #38349 Posted November 14, 2023 16 hours ago, R68ACTrain said: Kingsbridge Depot has to be the worst depot in the Bronx in terms of everything. Maintenance, Dispatching, and service. Everything, horrible, Dispatching, yeah, the Bx3 has horrible dispatching. Service really depends on traffic, as damn near every line goes through heavy corridors. Maintenance…you haven’t been on GH buses or even some of the other boroughs buses. I would agree though, KB does have bad maintenance, mainly due to the school kids (most of the lines go through notoriously bad schools). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R68ACTrain Posted November 14, 2023 Share #38350 Posted November 14, 2023 1 hour ago, NBTA said: Dispatching, yeah, the Bx3 has horrible dispatching. Service really depends on traffic, as damn near every line goes through heavy corridors. Maintenance…you haven’t been on GH buses or even some of the other boroughs buses. I would agree though, KB does have bad maintenance, mainly due to the school kids (most of the lines go through notoriously bad schools). The Bx1 and Bx10 are worse in my opinion. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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