Orion VII 4 Life Posted April 22, 2015 Share #14826 Posted April 22, 2015 Question, never tried this so just want to know. If I swipe my Student Metro before 9 do I still get a transfer for 2 hours even after it's supposed to run out?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyBoy825 Posted April 23, 2015 Share #14827 Posted April 23, 2015 Who agrees that the B42 should have a bus stop at canarise pier and not make Schenck Street the last stop 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q113 LTD Posted April 23, 2015 Share #14828 Posted April 23, 2015 I was thinking of creating an official thread called "The Official Planned Service Changes", similar to the subway. Should I or just no? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted April 23, 2015 Share #14829 Posted April 23, 2015 Question, never tried this so just want to know. If I swipe my Student Metro before 9 do I still get a transfer for 2 hours even after it's supposed to run out??You should still be able to transfer to another bus. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q113 LTD Posted April 23, 2015 Share #14830 Posted April 23, 2015 I am wondering if the are still continuing to install real time bus arrival displays on bus shelters. Are they? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted April 23, 2015 Share #14831 Posted April 23, 2015 I am wondering if the are still continuing to install real time bus arrival displays on bus shelters. Are they? To my knowledge no. If you see displays, they are usually funded by local politicians. The program that the started proved to be unreliable and was scrapped for BusTime. Some politicians have argued that certain areas where seniors rely on buses and don't have smart phones need countdown clocks, and in those areas, funds have been allocated for such displays. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted April 23, 2015 Share #14832 Posted April 23, 2015 I was thinking of creating an official thread called "The Official Planned Service Changes", similar to the subway. Should I or just no? It is not really needed 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrainFanInfinity Posted April 24, 2015 Share #14833 Posted April 24, 2015 Got dam M42. I ride it a lot, and let me just say, the scheduling is off. They never really do leave at specific times. From what I can tell, they just let the passengers build up for a while, then send bunches of buses in groups (2-3 usually, I've seen 4 happen though). They are all held up at 8th Avenue. Literally, at Port Authority every morning, there's a whole line of people waiting for the M42 eastbound. In the afternoon into PM rush, they can send two buses in a group, and both of them will be packed westbound until 8th. No wonder it's the slowest route. I think that it's the most "frequent" during rush hours, though. I can't really tell because BusTime is always hiding some buses off the radar. Is there any other single, non-branch route (M14A/D, Bx1/2, Bx40/42) that has headways of "3 minutes"? Maybe it would help if the M104 was extended to the U.N. again. On a side note, saw 380_ on the M14D during the rainy day. Is this what causes artic. routes to have 40 ft buses? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted April 24, 2015 Share #14834 Posted April 24, 2015 Got dam M42. I ride it a lot, and let me just say, the scheduling is off. They never really do leave at specific times. From what I can tell, they just let the passengers build up for a while, then send bunches of buses in groups (2-3 usually, I've seen 4 happen though). They are all held up at 8th Avenue. Literally, at Port Authority every morning, there's a whole line of people waiting for the M42 eastbound. In the afternoon into PM rush, they can send two buses in a group, and both of them will be packed westbound until 8th. No wonder it's the slowest route. I think that it's the most "frequent" during rush hours, though. I can't really tell because BusTime is always hiding some buses off the radar. Is there any other single, non-branch route (M14A/D, Bx1/2, Bx40/42) that has headways of "3 minutes"? Maybe it would help if the M104 was extended to the U.N. again. On a side note, saw 380_ on the M14D during the rainy day. Is this what causes artic. routes to have 40 ft buses? The M42 should have artics already. I've seen those ridiculous lines in the morning when I used to commute via New Jersey on the Staten Island express buses. They are brutal as they pack people in like herd on those buses. As far as frequencies, if you combined all of the M14 branches, I am fairly comfortable saying that the headways would be pretty close (if not better) to those of the M42 frequencies during the height of the rush. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted April 24, 2015 Share #14835 Posted April 24, 2015 Addressing your side note, depots may be short or don't have enough artics available, so a 40-footer is sent out. Nothing new. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted April 24, 2015 Share #14836 Posted April 24, 2015 Addressing your side note, depots may be short or don't have enough artics available, so a 40-footer is sent out. Nothing new. That and also inclimate weather may force them to use 40 footers to avoid accidents with the artics. I'm wondering how that will work in the future though, with the using artics on more and more routes. I wonder if they'll have enough 40 footers going forward to substitute the artics when necessary. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted April 24, 2015 Share #14837 Posted April 24, 2015 That and also inclimate weather may force them to use 40 footers to avoid accidents with the artics. I'm wondering how that will work in the future though, with the using artics on more and more routes. I wonder if they'll have enough 40 footers going forward to substitute the artics when necessary.With the upcoming option orders, they should have plenty. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted April 24, 2015 Share #14838 Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) Is it just me or do a lot of the Hybrids from KB have the "Y" and the "K" from the NYC Bus decals on the door side by the rear removed somehow? It's something I've noticed from the Bx3/7/10/13 lately. They can't all be running out there with " New or City Bus" decals can they? Edited April 24, 2015 by paulrivera 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted April 24, 2015 Share #14839 Posted April 24, 2015 Is it just me or do a lot of the Hybrids from KB have the "Y" and the "K" from the NYC Bus decals on the door side by the rear removed somehow? It's something I've noticed from the Bx3/7/10/13 lately. They can't all be running out there with " New or City Bus" decals can they? lol I've noticed it as well on the Bx7 or Bx10 buses running through Riverdale. Probably some jerk doing it out of the depot that has too free time on his hands. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted April 24, 2015 Share #14840 Posted April 24, 2015 Hybrid on the QM16... That's great.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted April 25, 2015 Share #14841 Posted April 25, 2015 (edited) So I was outside Staten Island ferry terminals and the buses scheduled to leave can't leave yet b/c of the ferry not being at its terminal Edited April 25, 2015 by Calvin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted April 25, 2015 Share #14842 Posted April 25, 2015 So I was outside Staten Island ferry terminals and the buses scheduled to leave can't leave yet b/c of the ferry not being at its terminal I hear that's typical if the ferry's late. The (SIR) trains usually wait too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted April 26, 2015 Share #14843 Posted April 26, 2015 Well, the 3:00 PM Q67 to QBP is getting more riders than normal (since the 2 PM Bus broke down at Fresh Pond Rd). We already hit 16 riders before Maurice Ave. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted April 27, 2015 Share #14844 Posted April 27, 2015 It is awesome when you get those fast driver that don't play no games behind the wheel. Yesterday I took the Q25 out of Flushing towards Jamaica and he closed the doors once it was time to go. There was still some room for people but he closed the doors and also skipped the next stop which was Kissena Blvd and Main Street. I was very happy because he did not waste time dwelling at stops and cruising down the road. The bus stayed crowded and there was this MTA worker in the front recording whatever. Drivers like the one I had yesterday are the drivers we should have. I never got from Flushing to Jewel Ave within 13 minutes during a time other than nights. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted April 27, 2015 Share #14845 Posted April 27, 2015 I hear that's typical if the ferry's late. The (SIR) trains usually wait too. So I was outside Staten Island ferry terminals and the buses scheduled to leave can't leave yet b/c of the ferry not being at its terminal That depends on how long the ferry is delayed. There are times when the buses are allowed to leave if the ferry is really late, which sucks royally because you have to wait another 30 minutes or so for the next set of buses to arrive, which can lead to crushloaded buses. The reason they have to leave at some point is because the run times are tight, so having them be late for one trip, can lead to them running late and trying to play catchup during each trip, causing other riders to miss their ferry connection. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted April 27, 2015 Share #14846 Posted April 27, 2015 Construction at WBP terminal is making riders confused a lot. Got on a B46 on the B44 bus lane. Hopefully this will end soon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted April 28, 2015 Share #14847 Posted April 28, 2015 So at Smith St and Fluton Mall, the B57 and 65 switched places as the B57 is now stops at Fulton Mall instead of the B65 as the last stop 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted April 28, 2015 Share #14848 Posted April 28, 2015 So at Smith St and Fluton Mall, the B57 and 65 switched places as the B57 is now stops at Fulton Mall instead of the B65 as the last stop So no bus stop sharing btwn B57 & B65. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culver Posted April 28, 2015 Share #14849 Posted April 28, 2015 7155 has a busted front sign, with half being normal and half just completely green. That's like the third one of the 2014-2015 XD40s I've seen like that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted April 28, 2015 Share #14850 Posted April 28, 2015 7155 has a busted front sign, with half being normal and half just completely green. That's like the third one of the 2014-2015 XD40s I've seen like that. I don't know what was the point of changing the signs anyway. The earlier ones worked just fine... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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