Via Garibaldi 8 Posted August 23, 2017 Share #21576 Posted August 23, 2017 Well they would eliminate the X10 (during rush hours at least) which you would know if you read the report. The X14 & X42 would be the Port Richmond express routes continuing up to Richmond Terrace. So I work in Grasmere now.....tell me what good the routes on Richmond Avenue do me (and before you answer that I should take the X10, that bypasses Narrows Road North/South during rush hours when I travel). Why does it take me 45 minutes to an hour to make a trip by transit that takes 10 minutes when I get a lift? And yeah, the S66 would be taken away from a neighborhood....that doesn't use it....and also has many other routes serving it (moreso than my own neighborhood) Oh please. Traveling within Staten Island has always been very difficult because everything is geared towards Manhattan. That's why I often times would take car service after stopping at Stop & Stop or other markets in the island. Taking the local bus would take car too long, not to mention the wait. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkmatechamp13 Posted August 23, 2017 Share #21577 Posted August 23, 2017 (edited) Oh please. Traveling within Staten Island has always been very difficult because everything is geared towards Manhattan. That's why I often times would take car service after stopping at Stop & Stop or other markets in the island. Taking the local bus would take car too long, not to mention the wait. Good so let's keep it that way so we have stuff to complain about instead of fixing the problem. I'm not complaining about the frequency of service on Richmond Avenue or the speed. I'm talking about the lack of service perpendicular. That would be like taking the S53 & S54 out of your part of West Brighton and having everybody rely on the S48. It's a bus after all. You should be grateful you have it. Edited August 23, 2017 by checkmatechamp13 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted August 23, 2017 Share #21578 Posted August 23, 2017 So wait? Do they pop out? Think of how the front doors on the RTS opens and closes. Exactly like that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted August 23, 2017 Share #21579 Posted August 23, 2017 Good so let's keep it that way so we have stuff to complain about instead of fixing the problem. I'm not complaining about the frequency of service on Richmond Avenue or the speed. I'm talking about the lack of service perpendicular. That would be like taking the S53 & S54 out of your part of West Brighton and having everybody rely on the S48. It's a bus after all. You should be grateful you have it. Well you can't get everything. You have a plethora of buses running on Richmond Avenue. It's public transportation, not door-to-door service. When I wanted to be dropped in front of my residence I called car service for that. What I was talking about requires an entire re-design of local bus service across the island, and picking on one bus route like the S66 doesn't address the problem. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RES2773 Posted August 23, 2017 Share #21580 Posted August 23, 2017 I don't know if anyone follows the happenings in Salt Lake City, but Utah Transit Authority recently recieved some new 60 foot Xcelsiors for an upcoming BRT service. They have doors on both sides of the bus, with two on either side, plus one door on one side by the driver. Would anyone else love to see this in NYC if a true BRT service can be created? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkmatechamp13 Posted August 24, 2017 Share #21581 Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) Well you can't get everything. You have a plethora of buses running on Richmond Avenue. It's public transportation, not door-to-door service. When I wanted to be dropped in front of my residence I called car service for that. What I was talking about requires an entire re-design of local bus service across the island, and picking on one bus route like the S66 doesn't address the problem. Good, so I nominate the S54 to be eliminated completely. Victory Blvd and Forest Avenue have a "plethora" of buses so those people shouldn't complain about having to walk to those streets to catch the bus. And it's two routes that would be changed, not one. But since you're so insistent on proving me wrong, I'll let you figure out what the other route is. (Not to mention you act like I'm denying the need for a restructuring of service across the island. Yeah, there's plenty of neighborhoods that need better service, and my neighborhood happens to be one of them. Heck, there's even room for improvement in the routes serving Port Richmond). Edited August 24, 2017 by checkmatechamp13 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted August 24, 2017 Share #21582 Posted August 24, 2017 I don't know if anyone follows the happenings in Salt Lake City, but Utah Transit Authority recently recieved some new 60 foot Xcelsiors for an upcoming BRT service. They have doors on both sides of the bus, with two on either side, plus one door on one side by the driver. Would anyone else love to see this in NYC if a true BRT service can be created? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk New Flyer has been producing 4 and 5 door artics for More than a decade now. It would not even be needed here because we don't have that busway only, middle if the street boarding. And you also loose seats for each extra door installed. We have no need for such buses, and they wouldn't be interchangeable within the system as the only route I could see benefitting from this would be the M14 SBS, but then again either side boarding would only be effective and safe in the area where cars will not be allowed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RES2773 Posted August 24, 2017 Share #21583 Posted August 24, 2017 New Flyer has been producing 4 and 5 door artics for More than a decade now. It would not even be needed here because we don't have that busway only, middle if the street boarding. And you also loose seats for each extra door installed. We have no need for such buses, and they wouldn't be interchangeable within the system as the only route I could see benefitting from this would be the M14 SBS, but then again either side boarding would only be effective and safe in the area where cars will not be allowed. What would a four door look like? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted August 24, 2017 Share #21584 Posted August 24, 2017 Is it possible for a double articulation bus in NYC? Sent from my iPhone using NYC Transit Forums mobile app 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted August 24, 2017 Share #21585 Posted August 24, 2017 What would a four door look like? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk That would probably just be one door on the driver's side and three on the "door" side 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted August 25, 2017 Share #21586 Posted August 25, 2017 Signs for the M1 to SoHo are starting to show up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted August 25, 2017 Share #21587 Posted August 25, 2017 Signs for the M1 to SoHo are starting to show up.Yep the M1 extension will start next Sundayhttp://web.mta.info/nyct/service/planned_servChanges_M1.htm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted August 25, 2017 Share #21588 Posted August 25, 2017 Signs for the M1 to SoHo are starting to show up.They were up I believe last Sunday if not before then. Did a double take while on the BxM2 then remembered there was something about an extension. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenvinny54 Posted August 25, 2017 Share #21589 Posted August 25, 2017 Warning, I had spotted a wrong route label at Seneca Av & Stockholm St, in the afternoon I rode a B38 LTD heading towards Ridgewood. On the purple one, prematurely shows "Bx38", instead of B38. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted August 25, 2017 Share #21590 Posted August 25, 2017 What would a four door look like? The 3 normal doors on an artic, and one door on the driver side in the front half of the bus Is it possible for a double articulation bus in NYC? Nope. Max length for a bus is 65 feet, and LA Metro has the only 65' bus running in the country. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RES2773 Posted August 25, 2017 Share #21591 Posted August 25, 2017 The 3 normal doors on an artic, and one door on the driver side in the front half of the bus. Are you aware of any being produced? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetroTransitTee Posted August 27, 2017 Share #21592 Posted August 27, 2017 Which XN40's have the SBS repaint at West Farms? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted August 27, 2017 Share #21593 Posted August 27, 2017 Which XN40's have the SBS repaint at West Farms?718-741 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted August 28, 2017 Share #21594 Posted August 28, 2017 Not sure when this happened but the toll booths by the Marine Parkway and Cross Bay Blvd bridges were removed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted August 28, 2017 Share #21595 Posted August 28, 2017 Not sure when this happened but the toll booths by the Marine Parkway and Cross Bay Blvd bridges were removed.Is it cashless tolling? Sent from my iPhone using NYC Transit Forums mobile app 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetroTransitTee Posted August 28, 2017 Share #21596 Posted August 28, 2017 Is it cashless tolling? Sent from my iPhone using NYC Transit Forums mobile app Yeah. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJQ5218 Posted August 28, 2017 Share #21597 Posted August 28, 2017 Lately I've been seeing Quill Orion VII clean and in good shape Sent from my SM-G920T1 using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetroTransitTee Posted August 29, 2017 Share #21598 Posted August 29, 2017 Ive noticed that B37 buses aren't going down Degraw Street, they're actually going down Butler Street. Some don't even go up to 4th Avenue, they continue down 3rd Avenue. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted August 29, 2017 Share #21599 Posted August 29, 2017 Ive noticed that B37 buses aren't going down Degraw Street, they're actually going down Butler Street. Some don't even go up to 4th Avenue, they continue down 3rd Avenue. That's Gleason for you... Destroying service one line at a time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted August 29, 2017 Share #21600 Posted August 29, 2017 That's Gleason for you... Destroying service one line at a time. Construction detour... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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