NewFlyer 230 Posted June 3, 2013 Share #7176 Posted June 3, 2013 (edited) Does anyone know why the Q111 does a Pennisula Blvd only 1 time in the AM and PM? and is it me or that most of the time BP lost its hybrids then regained its hybrids I think it serves a school but I'm not 100% sure. The hybrids get transfer because of mileage. 3500-3523 were at BP but then they got transferred to FR in return for some of their buses.3523 is still at BP Edited June 3, 2013 by College Pt Man 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro CSW Posted June 3, 2013 Share #7177 Posted June 3, 2013 What I will never understand is why they couldn't just keep the B5 or B50 designation since one was going to be 'extended' over the other portion. It's like they plucked the 82 number out of nowhere. Yeah, and then the 83 came and now the new 84 (which the old one was the original 6). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q43LTD Posted June 3, 2013 Share #7178 Posted June 3, 2013 I think it serves a school but I'm not 100% sure. The hybrids get transfer because of mileage. 3500-3523 were at BP but then they got transferred to FR in return for some of their buses. 3523 is still at BP 3537 is still with FR and 3548 would have been with BP had it not been scrapped 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted June 4, 2013 Share #7179 Posted June 4, 2013 I really wonder why the cant put those 5400 D60HF's in storage on the and routes.Rode a today,two showed up at the same time and according to the BO's were scheduled to do so...One was packed with about 65 people crammed on one bus and the one behind had only 5 people...Saw the load up at 4th and 86th...seemed the normal 60-70 people...next one didnt come for 30 minutes when there seemed to be 90-100 people waiting...Rode the today also 60-70 people and the also looked SRO at 5th and 39th both ways.I really think artics can help these routes immensly... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted June 4, 2013 Share #7180 Posted June 4, 2013 3537 is still with FR and 3548 would have been with BP had it not been scrapped I thought 3548 was pending scrap so that means it could be fixed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted June 4, 2013 Share #7181 Posted June 4, 2013 I really wonder why the cant put those 5400 D60HF's in storage on the and routes.Rode a today,two showed up at the same time and according to the BO's were scheduled to do so...One was packed with about 65 people crammed on one bus and the one behind had only 5 people...Saw the load up at 4th and 86th...seemed the normal 60-70 people...next one didnt come for 30 minutes when there seemed to be 90-100 people waiting...Rode the today also 60-70 people and the also looked SRO at 5th and 39th both ways.I really think artics can help these routes immensly... Some of the streets are too tight for an artic to operate there. The B1 making the turn at 5th Avenue & 86 Street is pretty tight and there really isn't that much space for it to move along with the B63. 5th Avenue itself for the B63 is not that wide. The only option available is to put more buses on the routes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted June 4, 2013 Share #7182 Posted June 4, 2013 Some of the streets are too tight for an artic to operate there. The B1 making the turn at 5th Avenue & 86 Street is pretty tight and there really isn't that much space for it to move along with the B63. 5th Avenue itself for the B63 is not that wide. The only option available is to put more buses on the routes. We've been over this man. Artics can make any turn that a 40-footer can make, and sometimes they can even make them more easily. I know that turn well, it's not all that bad. When you start to have turning radius worries is with rigid 45-50-60 foot buses, but our articulateds are just as flexible as their 40-foot counterparts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted June 4, 2013 Share #7183 Posted June 4, 2013 We've been over this man. Artics can make any turn that a 40-footer can make, and sometimes they can even make them more easily. I know that turn well, it's not all that bad. When you start to have turning radius worries is with rigid 45-50-60 foot buses, but our articulateds are just as flexible as their 40-foot counterparts. Hell, the D60s turn better since that front half is only 35'. That turn on 5 Av and 86 St isn't bad at all, I've seen tractor trailers (with the 53' trailers) make that turn. The only problem is that people don't wait at the stop line there and move all the way up to the crosswalk. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32sdabest Posted June 4, 2013 Share #7184 Posted June 4, 2013 Does anyone know why the Q111 does a Pennisula Blvd only 1 time in the AM and PM? What time? and is it me or that most of the time BP lost its hybrids then regained its hybrids 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolmazin Posted June 4, 2013 Share #7185 Posted June 4, 2013 Hell, the D60s turn better since that front half is only 35'. That turn on 5 Av and 86 St isn't bad at all, I've seen tractor trailers (with the 53' trailers) make that turn. The only problem is that people don't wait at the stop line there and move all the way up to the crosswalk. I think you may be talking about me right there I always walk there I always try to make it across that street before any of the cars turn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted June 4, 2013 Share #7186 Posted June 4, 2013 I really wonder why the cant put those 5400 D60HF's in storage on the and routes.Rode a today,two showed up at the same time and according to the BO's were scheduled to do so...One was packed with about 65 people crammed on one bus and the one behind had only 5 people...Saw the load up at 4th and 86th...seemed the normal 60-70 people...next one didnt come for 30 minutes when there seemed to be 90-100 people waiting...Rode the today also 60-70 people and the also looked SRO at 5th and 39th both ways.I really think artics can help these routes immensly... The B9 doesn't need artics, it just needs buses spaced apart more evenly. All artics do is justify making headways longer b/w buses. Even the B41, which probably could use artics, shouldn't get them because the bunching north or Nostrand ave is just terrible. There's no reason to put artics everywhere because they should/could be put there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted June 4, 2013 Share #7187 Posted June 4, 2013 I think you may be talking about me right there I always walk there I always try to make it across that street before any of the cars turn. I actually meant cars, should've said that 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciboii22 Posted June 4, 2013 Share #7188 Posted June 4, 2013 RTS from MJQ 5219 now with GPS. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted June 4, 2013 Share #7189 Posted June 4, 2013 RTS from MJQ 5219 now with GPS.Guess Manhattan really is getting BusTime next! Give me some auto announcements then I'll be real good... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo19 Posted June 4, 2013 Share #7190 Posted June 4, 2013 Guess Manhattan really is getting BusTime next! Give me some auto announcements then I'll be real good... Does nothing satisfy you? ROFL! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted June 4, 2013 Share #7191 Posted June 4, 2013 RTS from MJQ 5219 now with GPS. Had it for weeks. Does nothing satisfy you? ROFL! That depends on what way you speak of :-X 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo19 Posted June 4, 2013 Share #7192 Posted June 4, 2013 That depends on what way you speak of :-X Just what are you insinuating? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciboii22 Posted June 4, 2013 Share #7193 Posted June 4, 2013 Had it for weeks. That depends on what way you speak of :-X Ohh I didn't know it had it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreeddekalbL Posted June 4, 2013 Share #7194 Posted June 4, 2013 I wonder what bus depots in the city are considered for the bus drivers as "country clubs" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted June 4, 2013 Share #7195 Posted June 4, 2013 Does nothing satisfy you? ROFL! Give me more Xcelsiors and Clever Devices and imma be fine and shut up lol. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted June 4, 2013 Share #7196 Posted June 4, 2013 It's official now: http://new.mta.info/new-bus-service-coming-brooklyn-and-queens-september New Bus Service Coming to Brooklyn and Queens in September June 03rd, 2013 Come September 2013, MTA customers will have new options for travel in Brooklyn and Queens, including a fast way to get to LaGuardia Airport. This is new or extended service that was first announced last summer as part of a $29 million investment by the MTA. These proposals were all well-received by the public at community outreach meetings as well as at the Public Hearings. B67 MTA NYC Transit will implement a new B67 bus route extension between Downtown Brooklyn and South Williamsburg via the Brooklyn Navy Yard on weekdays. This extension of the B67 will serve DUMBO, Vinegar Hill and the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Along with Downtown Brooklyn, these areas are part of the Brooklyn Tech Triangle, a growing cluster of economic activity in the region. These areas expect to add significantly more jobs and residents in the next few years; and this new investment will improve previously limited transportation options. The bus will operate along its current route from Kensington to Downtown Brooklyn, travel along Jay Street, Front Street, Bridge Street, York Street, Gold Street, Sands Street, through the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and Kent Avenue to its northern terminal on Division Avenue, where it would connect with the B62. Southbound, the route will travel along Wythe Avenue, Clymer Street, through the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Sands Street, Gold Street, York Street, Pearl Street, Sands Street, and Jay Street to resume the existing route to Kensington. The B67 extension will also serve the York Street station. This extension will operate weekdays from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Evening, night and weekend B67 service will not change. Its northern terminus will remain at Sands Street, far side, Jay Street with its current span of service. B32 NYC Transit will also implement a new B32 bus route between the Williamsburg Bridge Plaza and the Court Square-23rd Street Station in Long Island City. The new bus route will serve waterfront areas in Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and Long Island City. Over the past years, the waterfront areas in Williamsburg and Greenpoint have experienced significant growth. The B32's southern terminal at Williamsburg Bridge Plaza will provide connections to the Marcy Avenue Station and the B24, B39, B44, B46, B60, B62, Q54, and Q59 bus routes. Northbound, the B32 would travel along Broadway, Kent Avenue, Franklin Street, Green Street, McGuinness Boulevard, 11th Street, and 44th Drive to the Court Square- 23rd Street Station. Southbound, the B32 would travel along 21st Street, Jackson Avenue, McGuinness Boulevard, Freeman Street, Franklin Street, North 14th Street, Wythe Avenue, and Broadway. This route will operate seven days a week on a 30-minute headway from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. but will be monitored closely and adjustments will be made if necessary. Q70/Q33 MTA Bus Company has been working closely with the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) in a joint effort including New York City Transit (NYCT) and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) to analyze transit access alternatives to LaGuardia Airport. The amended Q70 Limited route will operate as a full-time limited-stop service providing a fast and reliable bus connection between LaGuardia Airport and regional transit hubs. The Q70 Limited will serve the Woodside-61st Street Long Island Rail Road and subway station (both local and weekday peak direction express service), the station at Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue, and then travel non-stop to and from LaGuardia Airport via the limited-access Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) and Grand Central Parkway. At the airport, the Q70 Limited will serve all central airport terminals currently served by the Q33 (Terminals B, C and D). The Q70 will not serve the very remote and lightly-used Marine Air Terminal (Terminal A); passengers may continue to access this terminal to/from Jackson Heights via the Q47. The Q70 Limited is designed to provide an attractive service for airport passengers by reducing travel time by over 40% from Jackson Heights (compared with the current Q33), providing improved reliability and new regional connections via the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and train at Woodside. Travel times between Midtown Manhattan and LaGuardia Airport connecting at Woodside or Jackson Heights is estimated to be as fast as 45 minutes. Direct connections with the LIRR at Woodside would facilitate regional transit access to LaGuardia Airport from the eight LIRR branches that currently have no access. The Q70 Limited will operate 24 hours, seven days a week, the same hours of service as the current Q33. Initially, the Q70 Limited will run on a 12-minute frequency during most of the day, with 15-minute and 20-minute headways during early morning and late evening periods; and 30 minute headways during overnight periods. As a result of the changes to the Q70, the Q33 will terminate outside LaGuardia Airport on 95th Street at Ditmars Boulevard. This shortens the Q33 and will avoid redundant service between LaGuardia Airport and Jackson Heights. It will also allow the Q33 to better serve its primary ridership in the local communities to and from the intermodal hub at Roosevelt Avenue-74thStreet, separate local community ridership from airport ridership and the associated luggage, and improve reliability on the Q33 by providing scheduled recovery time at both ends of the route. The amended Q33 will retain its current hours of service operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There will be minor modifications in the Q33 frequency during the AM peak and weekend periods based on changes in ridership levels due to the re-distribution of most of the current LaGuardia Airport customers to the new Q70 Limited. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreeddekalbL Posted June 4, 2013 Share #7197 Posted June 4, 2013 Give me more Xcelsiors and Clever Devices and imma be fine and shut up lol. lol orion., what do you know about nextbus technologies? cause that's the technology for the GPS of the leetran beach trollies use. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted June 4, 2013 Share #7198 Posted June 4, 2013 lol orion., what do you know about nextbus technologies? cause that's the technology for the GPS of the leetran beach trollies use.Nextbus is like MTA Bustime, open source and whatever. I personally don't like it as much as CD BusTime of course but it's not so bad. In fact MTA BusTime data is available on the Nextbus site and it has a "countdown clock" and a bunch of other things MTA BusTime doesn't have, so folks complaining that MTA BusTime doesn't have a "coundtown clock"-like service like CD's system has can just go to the Nextbus site instead of MTA BusTime and it's there. As long as they still got annunciators (which we're apparently slated to get after the BusTime rollout) on the buses IDC what tracking service they use. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted June 4, 2013 Share #7199 Posted June 4, 2013 I really wonder why the cant put those 5400 D60HF's in storage on the and routes.Rode a today,two showed up at the same time and according to the BO's were scheduled to do so...One was packed with about 65 people crammed on one bus and the one behind had only 5 people...Saw the load up at 4th and 86th...seemed the normal 60-70 people...next one didnt come for 30 minutes when there seemed to be 90-100 people waiting...Rode the today also 60-70 people and the also looked SRO at 5th and 39th both ways.I really think artics can help these routes immensly... It happened again today...if anything the 86th crosstown route should get artics at the current frequency... The B9 doesn't need artics, it just needs buses spaced apart more evenly. All artics do is justify making headways longer b/w buses. Even the B41, which probably could use artics, shouldn't get them because the bunching north or Nostrand ave is just terrible. There's no reason to put artics everywhere because they should/could be put there. At least the should get them... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted June 4, 2013 Share #7200 Posted June 4, 2013 I wonder what bus depots in the city are considered for the bus drivers as "country clubs" any depot with a large number of crosstown or short routes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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