error46146 Posted September 7, 2012 Share #26 Posted September 7, 2012 Testing new ways for the MTA to make transportation even more awful I guess lolol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qjtransitmaster Posted September 7, 2012 Share #27 Posted September 7, 2012 Testing new ways for the MTA to make transportation even more awful I guess lolol They are sniffing strong stuff man them drugs are nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limitednyc Posted September 7, 2012 Author Share #28 Posted September 7, 2012 can anyone tell me how meny jobs were cut form the b6 do to this restucturing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acela Express Posted September 8, 2012 Share #29 Posted September 8, 2012 can anyone tell me how meny jobs were cut form the b6 do to this restucturing. Jobs? None. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted September 9, 2012 Share #30 Posted September 9, 2012 By reading all the responses, the only reason I see the doing this is b/c after Rockaway, buses go local, and NOT limited to ENY... Only way I see them changing thought about this is possibly eliminating a few more stops on the limited heading to ENY. Something to like after Van Sicklen (B83), than local to ENY. For example.. After Rockaway.. B6 (LTD) to ENY... - Penn Ave (B20) at Wortman - Van Sicklen (B83) than local to New Lots . For canarsie stops: B60. Canarsie/Bensonhurst bound - Van Sicklen (B83) - Penn than (LTD) to bensonhurst Canarsie coverage: B60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q43LTD Posted September 9, 2012 Share #31 Posted September 9, 2012 This makes no sense what so ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingal11234 Posted September 12, 2012 Share #32 Posted September 12, 2012 Re-routing the Northbound B103 on the Prospect Expwy. It was supposed to take a "faster" route, but the new route only reduced its time on the highway, and added its time on the crowded Flatbush Av (and had it running right in front of Atlantic Terminal but not stopping, which is pretty stupid). The re-route occurred in February, but it was quietly changed back to its old route in July. So about this B6 switcharoo, is this the MTA's latest hackneyed move to save $$$ or what? Its a shame that they haven't put a stop at Atlantic Terminal yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterious2train Posted September 12, 2012 Share #33 Posted September 12, 2012 That was odd, but it doesn't matter now, since the B103 is back on 3rd Av, and the stop at State St is there like normal so people can walk to the mall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acela Express Posted October 9, 2012 Share #34 Posted October 9, 2012 Did anyone get word of why the B6 LTDs are terminating at Rockaway yet? I'm still searching for answers as it still seems unclear and illogical movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quill Depot Posted October 9, 2012 Share #35 Posted October 9, 2012 Makes sense for limiteds to go to ENY. Don't know why. Did anyone get word of why the B6 LTDs are terminating at Rockaway yet? I'm still searching for answers as it still seems unclear and illogical movement. Yeah, very confusing. MFG, why can't the MTA say anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubBus Posted October 13, 2012 Share #36 Posted October 13, 2012 They also didn't remove some of the "Limited" bus stop signs yet between Rockaway pkwy and Livonia Ave.... Yes, as of yesterday, the purple limited signs are still up along the ENY portion of the route...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted October 13, 2012 Share #37 Posted October 13, 2012 Maybe it's easier to make the service more reliable if it's shortened, and it's realy needed the most to the west of there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limitednyc Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share #38 Posted October 13, 2012 Maybe it's easier to make the service more reliable if it's shortened, and it's realy needed the most to the west of there? yes u are right and probably most of the easten ridership is going to the L train and the ridership more matches the local service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aemoreira81 Posted October 13, 2012 Share #39 Posted October 13, 2012 Maybe it's easier to make the service more reliable if it's shortened, and it's realy needed the most to the west of there? The Limiteds aren't bunching up as much, but the locals now have a bigger problem with bus bunching. One has to wonder if the locals should only do the full route if it's the first or last trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acela Express Posted October 13, 2012 Share #40 Posted October 13, 2012 The Limiteds aren't bunching up as much, but the locals now have a bigger problem with bus bunching. One has to wonder if the locals should only do the full route if it's the first or last trip. The issue with the LTDs bunching was they removed time points along the route last year I believe as part of their pilot program for a headway based system over time points; the only points were Harway Ave, C I Ave, Rock Pk Sta & ENY... Given that new method, most operators started hauling ass coming down as LTD, getting to the end 15 mins hot. They recently placed 2 or 3 time points back into their paddles because of it. And shortening all LTDs to Rockaway is by far the stupidest idea they have when they could've just matched what's done to other LTD lines and just short turn every other LTD and all locals at Rockaway; let the other LTDs do the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aemoreira81 Posted October 13, 2012 Share #41 Posted October 13, 2012 The issue with the LTDs bunching was they removed time points along the route last year I believe as part of their pilot program for a headway based system over time points; the only points were Harway Ave, C I Ave, Rock Pk Sta & ENY... Given that new method, most operators started hauling ass coming down as LTD, getting to the end 15 mins hot. They recently placed 2 or 3 time points back into their paddles because of it. And shortening all LTDs to Rockaway is by far the stupidest idea they have when they could've just matched what's done to other LTD lines and just short turn every other LTD and all locals at Rockaway; let the other LTDs do the rest. That is precisely what I would do outside of rush hour...East New York does not need more than 15-minute headways on the B6 off-peak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Bus Co. Posted October 13, 2012 Share #42 Posted October 13, 2012 I do believe that 20-minute headways would be sufficient off-peak east of Rockaway Parkway---IF---the Rockaway Parkway departures are staggered. How much through riding is there at Rockaway Parkway? Should the section east of there become a separate route? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkmatechamp13 Posted October 13, 2012 Share #43 Posted October 13, 2012 Maybe it's easier to make the service more reliable if it's shortened, and it's realy needed the most to the west of there? I doubt it. With the locals traveling further, it makes them more prone to bunching, and the locals run less frequently than the limiteds, so that means the gaps in service (in the event of bunching) are worse. And shortening all LTDs to Rockaway is by far the stupidest idea they have when they could've just matched what's done to other LTD lines and just short turn every other LTD and all locals at Rockaway; let the other LTDs do the rest. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contor Posted February 17, 2014 Share #44 Posted February 17, 2014 There is talk going around Ulmer Park that the TA is going to be switching the LTD back to New Lotts Ave and the local only going to Rockaway Pkwy. The way it used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreeddekalbL Posted February 17, 2014 Share #45 Posted February 17, 2014 There is talk going around Ulmer Park that the TA is going to be switching the LTD back to New Lotts Ave and the local only going to Rockaway Pkwy. The way it used to be. who is your source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contor Posted February 17, 2014 Share #46 Posted February 17, 2014 Some of the drivers at the depot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted February 17, 2014 Share #47 Posted February 17, 2014 There is talk going around Ulmer Park that the TA is going to be switching the LTD back to New Lotts Ave and the local only going to Rockaway Pkwy. The way it used to be. Good. I wonder what the (MTA's) particular reasoning for (possibly) switching the 2 B6 patterns back is..... Better yet, why they have B6's LTD/local service the way it does now, in the first place.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q43LTD Posted February 17, 2014 Share #48 Posted February 17, 2014 Dumbest idea ever...(comic book guy voice) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qjtransitmaster Posted February 17, 2014 Share #49 Posted February 17, 2014 Dumbest idea ever...(comic book guy voice) Lol who knows what they were on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted February 17, 2014 Share #50 Posted February 17, 2014 I have never been on B6, but Prospect Expressway in Brooklyn and Sheridan Expressway in Bronx is not true expressway because their short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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