Brillant93 Posted January 23, 2020 Share #29726 Posted January 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Via Garibaldi 8 said: Talking about it for a year certainly wasn't doing anything either though. Any private company doing that would've been in serious trouble. And thats why I said the MTA is corrupt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Floyd Fan Posted January 24, 2020 Share #29727 Posted January 24, 2020 With Byford gone, the Queens Bus Redesign lacking in many areas, as well as a tendency for decriminalization of certain activities by some of the DA's, is it possible that the gray market shuttle vans (and maybe the dollar cabs) will return to areas of Queens that haven't seen them in years? I'm thinking of the beat-up Chevy's that used to ply the Q65A [Q64] on Jewel Ave. and Kissena Blvd picking up passengers. This was before the metrocard, but still, when one has to get somewhere w/o delay, two dollars is not much to ask....just look at the vans in Hudson County [I know - they have their issues, but they're authorized to have stands at the Port Authority-owned terminals in NYC (PABT Gate 51) and Jersey City (PATH JSQ)]. Who knows, I see many buses with MASS plates parked near Cunningham Park, Kissena Park by the LIE, etc - maybe those will become ad hoc express buses if the service levels (headways) aren't maintained at under 10 min during the rush hour. People will usually look to find ways to adapt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrionVIIonM79 Posted January 24, 2020 Share #29728 Posted January 24, 2020 Hey have you guys noticed that bus timetables in buses are getting more rare 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremiahC99 Posted January 24, 2020 Share #29729 Posted January 24, 2020 8 minutes ago, OrionVIIonM79 said: Hey have you guys noticed that bus timetables in buses are getting more rare I’ve definitely noticed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrionVIIonM79 Posted January 24, 2020 Share #29730 Posted January 24, 2020 MJQ XD40s used to be filled to capacity with them and now for the last few months nothing 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statty Posted January 24, 2020 Share #29731 Posted January 24, 2020 On 1/22/2020 at 7:59 PM, Jova42R said: I was just looking on BusTime and I came across this: http://bt.mta.info/#M191, the M191 route. Does anyone know what this is? Not sure if this has been answered yet. But this is the supplement train shuttle for the 1 train between 181-191. Elevators at 191 st nicholas are being worked on 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted January 24, 2020 Share #29732 Posted January 24, 2020 6 minutes ago, Statty said: Not sure if this has been answered yet. But this is the supplement train shuttle for the 1 train between 181-191. Elevators at 191 st nicholas are being worked on That’s for the A. The elevators at 181 St are being worked on. The 191 St replacement project starts in February. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted January 24, 2020 Share #29733 Posted January 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Statty said: Not sure if this has been answered yet. But this is the supplement train shuttle for the 1 train between 181-191. Elevators at 191 st nicholas are being worked on Are these elevator shuttles even used?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted January 24, 2020 Share #29734 Posted January 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Statty said: Not sure if this has been answered yet. But this is the supplement train shuttle for the 1 train between 181-191. Elevators at 191 st nicholas are being worked on 1 hour ago, Kingsbridgeviewer382 said: That’s for the A. The elevators at 181 St are being worked on. The 191 St replacement project starts in February. https://new.mta.info/system_modernization/uptownelevators/191st1 All four elevators in the 191 St 1 station will be replaced. Work begins on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 12:01 AM, and will is scheduled for completion in February 2021. During this time, the St. Nicholas Av/191 St elevator ENTRANCE/EXIT will be temporarily closed. The rest of the station will remain open, and 1 service will continue in both directions. While elevator work is underway, access to the 191 St 1 station will be available via the tunnel at 190 St/Broadway. Regular M3 bus service, and the free M191 shuttle bus, can help you make your connections during this time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted January 24, 2020 Share #29735 Posted January 24, 2020 5 hours ago, OrionVIIonM79 said: Hey have you guys noticed that bus timetables in buses are getting more rare Yeah, and it aint just the ones inside the buses either..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrionVIIonM79 Posted January 24, 2020 Share #29736 Posted January 24, 2020 MTA is slowly killing them off 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jova42R Posted January 24, 2020 Share #29737 Posted January 24, 2020 24 minutes ago, OrionVIIonM79 said: MTA is slowly killing them off A lot of transit agencies are. It’s really sad to me — I liked the paper ones. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted January 24, 2020 Share #29738 Posted January 24, 2020 So are the redesigns now cancelled? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted January 24, 2020 Share #29739 Posted January 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Lawrence St said: So are the redesigns now cancelled? Byford's resignation isn't a killswitch activation in the MTA's venture to cut back on costs, if that's what you're thinking....... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastFlatbushLarry Posted January 25, 2020 Share #29740 Posted January 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Lawrence St said: So are the redesigns now cancelled? Byford wasn't the one who called for the redesign process to be initiated. he was an overseer and attempted to accommodate customers. with him gone, they'll plow ahead, with little customer input (in my opinion) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY1635 Posted January 25, 2020 Share #29741 Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Lawrence St said: So are the redesigns now cancelled? No, I think Brooklyn Borough President is driving everyone nuts by not putting restrictions on automobiles on his street. Everyone is resigning in the MTA because of Eric Adams. City is trying to stop double parking, but the Boro President isn't doing anything. Upon closer inspection, some of the motorcades have TLC Liscense Plate.s Edited January 25, 2020 by NY1635 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted January 25, 2020 Share #29742 Posted January 25, 2020 10 minutes ago, NY1635 said: No, I think Brooklyn Borough President is driving everyone nuts by not putting restrictions on automobiles on his street. Everyone is resigning in the MTA because of Eric Adams. City is trying to stop double parking, but the Boro President isn't doing anything. Upon closer inspection, some of the motorcades have TLC Liscense Plate.s 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreeddekalbL Posted January 25, 2020 Share #29743 Posted January 25, 2020 I'm just sitting on Google maps and i see there is q110 coming from Belmont park approaching an hour down do they help him out or nah? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted January 25, 2020 Share #29744 Posted January 25, 2020 1 hour ago, NY1635 said: No, I think Brooklyn Borough President is driving everyone nuts by not putting restrictions on automobiles on his street. Everyone is resigning in the MTA because of Eric Adams. City is trying to stop double parking, but the Boro President isn't doing anything. Upon closer inspection, some of the motorcades have TLC Liscense Plate.s The site's not a toilet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R10 2952 Posted January 25, 2020 Share #29745 Posted January 25, 2020 On 1/22/2020 at 11:03 PM, paulrivera said: All you need is a B/O doing the legal speed limit of 25, another one doing 20, and a third B/O doing the rulebook speed limit of 15. Give those three an hour and those three alone will bring an entire busy bus route to its knees *on a good day*, and that’s without factoring in traffic. You know what’s funny about the SBS B/O’s? Whenever there’s a surge in fare inspections/enforcement, they ALL end up hauling ass, and even the slowest of the slow B/O’s will go the full 25mph lmao On 1/23/2020 at 3:20 AM, XcelsiorBoii4888 said: That is the shit that pisses me off. The should not be a rule, and people on here wonder why service is the way it is. Some people on here defend the MTA in every way but refuse to bring up the flaws. MTA be like "here's for faster bus service" they do everything but change that damnn rule. Change that damnn rule and service would be better. If one driver can haul safely then they all should be able to haul safely or try to. People complain about automated trains taking people's job, well one thing it does bring is CONSISTENCY with each train. When you have humans you can have a T/O who follows the speed limit, and another T/O who feels the train shake down the train and wants to slow down to 10mph under. I like consistency, the key to life is consistency (STAYING TO SCHEDULE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE is a start). Honestly, ever since Vision Zero has been implemented, I've been skeptical of any plan to improve bus service. I mean, how much can you improve when a bus driver is stuck navigating through an archipelago of pedestrian plazas, built-in bike lanes, deliberately mistimed signals, and arteries like the Grand Concourse being reduced to 25 mph? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted January 25, 2020 Share #29746 Posted January 25, 2020 5 hours ago, R10 2952 said: Honestly, ever since Vision Zero has been implemented, I've been skeptical of any plan to improve bus service. I mean, how much can you improve when a bus driver is stuck navigating through an archipelago of pedestrian plazas, built-in bike lanes, deliberately mistimed signals, and arteries like the Grand Concourse being reduced to 25 mph? The MTA's been f***ing over bus riders long before Vision Zero, but I don't necessarily disagree with the premise though.... Apparently, I'm supposed to believe that the "answer" to Vision Zero is more bus lanes throughout the city.... Laughable... More bus lanes should've been implemented well before the city went apeshit in painting bike lanes throughout the city; primarily catering to tourists & transients over quote-unquote native NY-ers.... When congestion pricing hits, I'm out of here; not going to be forced into cramming onto subways that are around, at, or over 100% capacity, not going to be forced into taking buses that are going but so fast, having to trek further to catch them, that are arriving less & less frequently, it's only but so much damn walking I'm going to do, and for damn sure I'm not going to willingly take ye olde shafte upt de a$$ by being charged for driving to a part of the city - from within the city..... NYC - The big apple..... rotten to the core.... Quoth the raven.... ...never more. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfanneranthony Posted January 25, 2020 Share #29747 Posted January 25, 2020 On 12/27/2019 at 10:52 PM, paulrivera said: So if the B82 SBS stops behind the turnstiles... Wouldn’t you have to not only swipe your card at the turnstile, but also dip your card at the SBS machine? Or would everyone that boards at that stop and gets on the SBS have to eat a fine upon being stopped by the popo for not having a receipt? If you swipe your metrocard at the turnstiles, the MTA will give you a free-transfer on your metrocard. Please don't hesitate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted January 25, 2020 Share #29748 Posted January 25, 2020 On 1/23/2020 at 2:03 AM, paulrivera said: All you need is a B/O doing the legal speed limit of 25, another one doing 20, and a third B/O doing the rulebook speed limit of 15. Give those three an hour and those three alone will bring an entire busy bus route to its knees *on a good day*, and that’s without factoring in traffic. You know what’s funny about the SBS B/O’s? Whenever there’s a surge in fare inspections/enforcement, they ALL end up hauling ass, and even the slowest of the slow B/O’s will go the full 25mph lmao If they want B/O's going 15mph then they're going to continue to bleed riders. I do NOT want to be on a bus going 15mph, that's bike speed. 25MPH is slow enough! 11 hours ago, R10 2952 said: Honestly, ever since Vision Zero has been implemented, I've been skeptical of any plan to improve bus service. I mean, how much can you improve when a bus driver is stuck navigating through an archipelago of pedestrian plazas, built-in bike lanes, deliberately mistimed signals, and arteries like the Grand Concourse being reduced to 25 mph? I've said this before, that's when speeds and ridership really started to drop, coincidence? I think not. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted January 25, 2020 Share #29749 Posted January 25, 2020 263 is running around with a Bronx map inside and West Farms stickers even though its been at Gleason for months. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Valiant Posted January 25, 2020 Share #29750 Posted January 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, Around the Horn said: 263 is running around with a Bronx map inside and West Farms stickers even though its been at Gleason for months. Yep, I saw it this past week on the B61. 350 also has WF decals (unless they recently changed it). Do you happen to recall if 263 has on-board digital information screens installed? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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