GojiMet86 Posted October 11, 2012 Share #226 Posted October 11, 2012 Interesting, I didn't know someone could call the depot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted October 11, 2012 Share #227 Posted October 11, 2012 Interesting, I didn't know someone could call the depot. Yep, my complaining worked because filing a complaint sometimes does nothing. The Bus Depots in particular are small so they can be more personable I find than the NYCT depots. I wouldn't make a habit of doing it but in this case it was clear that there was a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted October 11, 2012 Share #228 Posted October 11, 2012 Bx21 runs 24/7 Sorry about that, I was waiting on a Bx28, which does not run where we wanted to catch it after hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1447 Posted October 11, 2012 Share #229 Posted October 11, 2012 Sorry about that, I was waiting on a Bx28, which does not run where we wanted to catch it after hours. The Bx28 also runs 24/7. However, after like 11:30 or something, the bus no longer heads to Fordham. The route ends at IND 205th Station, which you would use the instead. The route runs normal to Co-op, but, doing the whole Co-op City Looping. For the Bx38, that doesn't run 24/7. Bx28 replaces it late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted October 12, 2012 Share #230 Posted October 12, 2012 I bet Queens is going to be last to recieve Bus Time. It has more buses and bus lines. It would be helpful to one day go on the Q8, Q25 ,Q34, Q41 ,Q65 ,Q88, Q112 and look at the guide a ride and then check to see how far away the bus is. I think the bus time should of started in Staten Island and then Queens because we in Queens always suffer from late too early or missing buses. It is kinda silly that Brooklyn only has the B61 and B63 for bus time only and the other lines will follow somewhere next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted October 12, 2012 Share #231 Posted October 12, 2012 Well, the B61 and B63 have Bustime for separate reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted October 12, 2012 Share #232 Posted October 12, 2012 I bet Queens is going to be last to recieve Bus Time. It has more buses and bus lines. It would be helpful to one day go on the Q8, Q25 ,Q34, Q41 ,Q65 ,Q88, Q112 and look at the guide a ride and then check to see how far away the bus is. I think the bus time should of started in Staten Island and then Queens because we in Queens always suffer from late too early or missing buses. It is kinda silly that Brooklyn only has the B61 and B63 for bus time only and the other lines will follow somewhere next year. Manhattan is going to be last. Brooklyn SHOULD be next after The Bronx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted October 12, 2012 Share #233 Posted October 12, 2012 I guess this is the schedule Staten Island Winter 2012 Bronx Fall 2012 Brooklyn Winter-Spring 2013 Queens Spring-Summer 2013 Manhattan Fall 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j express Posted October 12, 2012 Share #234 Posted October 12, 2012 I guess this is the schedule Staten Island Winter 2012 Bronx Fall 2012 Brooklyn Winter-Spring 2013 Queens Spring-Summer 2013 Manhattan Fall 2013 Staten Island already has bus time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted October 13, 2012 Share #235 Posted October 13, 2012 Staten Island already has bus time. I know Staten Island has bus time. When I mean winter 2012 I mean Janurary to April 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qjtransitmaster Posted October 13, 2012 Share #236 Posted October 13, 2012 Two things... I find it interesting that the talks about folks using their desktops for Bus Time. Clearly enough folks do use their desktops to track buses. Second, why are there so many "ghost buses"?? This past week there has been at least 4 ot 5 ghost buses, mainly on the local routes. There was an S54 that was a ghost bus and another one last week on Friday. One was new (NOVA) and one was a Orion (6XXX). I've also been noticing this tendency to show a bus (usually (2224 or 2226) at the first stop, when in reality that bus either doesn't exist or broke down or something. The bus appears for a while and then eventually disappears giving the illusion of a bus existing that simply doesn't. They aren't smartphones the advanced ones have an ability called phony mode in their browsers that disables mobile sites and skips to the desktop view going to the full site. As a result of phony mode the MTA is tricked into thinking the visitor is from a desktop when in reality it is actually a smartphone user using dolphin desktop mode or firefox phony firefox desktop mode. I have logged into some sites and they would mistake my phone for a mac with firefox or netscape. Everytime I use bustime I skip the mobile site and go directly to the full site for full functionality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qjtransitmaster Posted October 13, 2012 Share #237 Posted October 13, 2012 Manhattan is going to be last. Brooklyn SHOULD be next after The Bronx. True cause in manhattan buses are an afterthought which is why they are dead last to get bus time and rightly so the outer boros need it more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted October 13, 2012 Share #238 Posted October 13, 2012 True cause in manhattan buses are an afterthought which is why they are dead last to get bus time and rightly so the outer boros need it more. Stop talking out of your rear.. Manhattan has been difficult in the past because of the tall buildings, hence why they've failed to get a bus tracking program in the city previously. Staten Island made sense to be first because it's the most suburban of the boroughs and relies the most on buses having no subways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted October 18, 2012 Share #239 Posted October 18, 2012 I beta-tested Bus Time on the Q50 and Bx28 tonight, and while they still have a lot of kinks to get out of the system before it goes public, it is VERY slick and will be a very useful program!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted October 18, 2012 Share #240 Posted October 18, 2012 I beta-tested Bus Time on the Q50 and Bx28 tonight, and while they still have a lot of kinks to get out of the system before it goes public, it is VERY slick and will be a very useful program!! Any idea when it will be up and running?? Next month or two no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted October 18, 2012 Share #241 Posted October 18, 2012 True cause in manhattan buses are an afterthought which is why they are dead last to get bus time and rightly so the outer boros need it more. I'm sorry but you really sound crazy. Buses an afterthought in Manhattan? The reason is listed just above this post at the top of the page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petabread Posted October 18, 2012 Share #242 Posted October 18, 2012 Queens will be the last ones to get it. No real info to back it up l, just gut feeling. Queens isn't getting it till dec 2013, maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted October 19, 2012 Share #243 Posted October 19, 2012 Queens will be the last ones to get it. No real info to back it up l, just gut feeling. Queens isn't getting it till dec 2013, maybe. Queens is probably second to last. Queens has a lot of unreliable and slow routes and can be very helpful if it gets it soon. Manhattan isn't a problem because of the closeness of bus routes. And all the subway lines except the G run in Manhattan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted October 19, 2012 Share #244 Posted October 19, 2012 Not sure on the release estimate. They still want to get the kinks out of the system first. It's still pretty buggy. I never used the Staten Island version so I'm not sure how they compare. Well, the Q50 (and M100) are part of the Bronx package, so Queens and Manhattan will SORT of get it. And yes, the Q50 tracking does work within Queens! Unfortunately the Q44 is not yet available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted October 19, 2012 Share #245 Posted October 19, 2012 Not sure on the release estimate. They still want to get the kinks out of the system first. It's still pretty buggy. I never used the Staten Island version so I'm not sure how they compare. Well, the Q50 (and M100) are part of the Bronx package, so Queens and Manhattan will SORT of get it. And yes, the Q50 tracking does work within Queens! Unfortunately the Q44 is not yet available. Why so many bugs?? I would've thought this would be easier rolling out to the other boroughs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted October 19, 2012 Share #246 Posted October 19, 2012 I'm running it on the Bx16 right now and it is running beautifully. Biggest problem is that it treats stops separately. Like at 205 st it will have one stop for the 28 and 34, and a different stop for the 10, 16, 30, 38, since they technically stop at different signs. They need to get hub spots combined. This bus also has an ad stating that it's coming in Oct 2012, so that gives us another 2 weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted October 19, 2012 Share #247 Posted October 19, 2012 I'm running it on the Bx16 right now and it is running beautifully. Biggest problem is that it treats stops separately. Like at 205 st it will have one stop for the 28 and 34, and a different stop for the 10, 16, 30, 38, since they technically stop at different signs. They need to get hub spots combined. This bus also has an ad stating that it's coming in Oct 2012, so that gives us another 2 weeks! lol... Less than 2 weeks actually.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abba Posted October 19, 2012 Share #248 Posted October 19, 2012 I beta-tested Bus Time on the Q50 and Bx28 tonight, and while they still have a lot of kinks to get out of the system before it goes public, it is VERY slick and will be a very useful program!! So there is a beta version out? Hoe can I get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted October 19, 2012 Share #249 Posted October 19, 2012 Abba, are you an MTA employee? It's only open to us for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abba Posted October 19, 2012 Share #250 Posted October 19, 2012 Abba, are you an MTA employee? It's only open to us for now. I'm not but I would really like to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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