Cait Sith Posted July 25, 2013 Share #401 Posted July 25, 2013 Are there any updates on Manhattan's arrival of BusTime? Getting closer. 126th Street's fleet is 99.9% GPS enabled. Aside from 1258 which is at Prevost, 5026 and 5027 are the only ones left without them activated. Manhattanville is almost done with their fleet activation, just a small batch of 63-6400s and the majority of 6600s need to be up and running. Quill and 100th Street have some activated here and there, 100th Street with the least but they are getting there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted July 25, 2013 Share #402 Posted July 25, 2013 Getting closer. 126th Street's fleet is 99.9% GPS enabled. Aside from 1258 which is at Prevost, 5026 and 5027 are the only ones left without them activated. Manhattanville is almost done with their fleet activation, just a small batch of 63-6400s and the majority of 6600s need to be up and running. Quill and 100th Street have some activated here and there, 100th Street with the least but they are getting there. Yup, been noticing the circular antennas on the bus roofs lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenEleven Posted July 25, 2013 Share #403 Posted July 25, 2013 Are there any updates on Manhattan's arrival of BusTime? Getting closer. 126th Street's fleet is 99.9% GPS enabled. Aside from 1258 which is at Prevost, 5026 and 5027 are the only ones left without them activated. Manhattanville is almost done with their fleet activation, just a small batch of 63-6400s and the majority of 6600s need to be up and running. Quill and 100th Street have some activated here and there, 100th Street with the least but they are getting there. I did some tallies when ttmg was down: mrsimpilot.com/2013/07/bustime-installation-progress-for-manhattan/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abba Posted August 28, 2013 Share #404 Posted August 28, 2013 Did they say 2 boroughs would be up by years end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupojohn Posted September 24, 2013 Share #405 Posted September 24, 2013 I love this app(and BusChecker) and am glad to hear Manhattan bus routes will be getting it soon. The M100 already has it, though. Is that because all their buses are enabled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted September 24, 2013 Share #406 Posted September 24, 2013 I love this app(and BusChecker) and am glad to hear Manhattan bus routes will be getting it soon. The M100 already has it, though. Is that because all their buses are enabled? Right... The M100 runs out of Kingsbridge which is a Bronx depot, so since the Bronx has it already then naturally the M100 would too. It's on the M34/M34A as well. Getting closer. 126th Street's fleet is 99.9% GPS enabled. Aside from 1258 which is at Prevost, 5026 and 5027 are the only ones left without them activated. Manhattanville is almost done with their fleet activation, just a small batch of 63-6400s and the majority of 6600s need to be up and running. Quill and 100th Street have some activated here and there, 100th Street with the least but they are getting there. I'm confused though... Why would Manahattan be fitting all of the buses with the Bus Time equipment when a lot of the RTS's will be retired soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTA Bus Posted September 24, 2013 Share #407 Posted September 24, 2013 The RTSs in Manhattan still have a few more years until they retire them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted September 24, 2013 Share #408 Posted September 24, 2013 The RTSs in Manhattan still have a few more years until they retire them. And that means that this equipment will be reused in new buses then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupojohn Posted September 24, 2013 Share #409 Posted September 24, 2013 No, just Manhattan this year. I assume by December, then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acela Express Posted September 28, 2013 Share #410 Posted September 28, 2013 Starting 10/1/13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak7 Posted September 28, 2013 Share #411 Posted September 28, 2013 Great news! Three down, two to go. Brooklyn is next, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted September 28, 2013 Share #412 Posted September 28, 2013 Yup, because Queens is last. As always..... (of course after SI) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycmaps Posted September 28, 2013 Share #413 Posted September 28, 2013 Starting 10/1/13 Wait, you're saying Manhattan joins Bus Time on October 1? This is huge for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycmaps Posted September 28, 2013 Share #414 Posted September 28, 2013 Starting 10/1/13 All I can find officially is the MTA's press release from March that says "this year". Do you have some inside information? Also, do you know if any extra routes will be included, the same way the Bronx expansion included the B61, B63, M34, M34A, M100 and Q50? (Anyone with knowledge of the depots could probably answer this one, as I gather that's what it depends on.) And is it possible that some Manhattan buses won't be included in the update because they're served by Brooklyn or Queens depots? (Again, any depot expert could help here.) I'm going to have to use this info to update the app I'm creating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenEleven Posted September 28, 2013 Share #415 Posted September 28, 2013 All I can find officially is the MTA's press release from March that says "this year". Do you have some inside information? Also, do you know if any extra routes will be included, the same way the Bronx expansion included the B61, B63, M34, M34A, M100 and Q50? (Anyone with knowledge of the depots could probably answer this one, as I gather that's what it depends on.) And is it possible that some Manhattan buses won't be included in the update because they're served by Brooklyn or Queens depots? (Again, any depot expert could help here.) I'm going to have to use this info to update the app I'm creating. Any route that is based out of a Manhattan Division Depot will be receiving Bustime. There will be some buses that won't have gps at first, such as the artics that came out of storage, or any buses from a boro without bustime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycmaps Posted September 28, 2013 Share #416 Posted September 28, 2013 Ok, looking at this page on the TTMG wiki, it looks to me like there are no buses from other boroughs served by Manhattan Division depots, nor are there Manhattan buses served by Brooklyn or Queens division depots, so this rollout will just complete the availability of Bus Time for all Manhattan buses. Still, is there any more word about October 1? Is that when internal testing begins, or a public release? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted September 28, 2013 Share #417 Posted September 28, 2013 The M60 spends much of its time in Queens, so that's something. Likewise, the Q32 spends a lot of its route in Manhattan. Lots of other express buses too, but that's separate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycmaps Posted September 28, 2013 Share #418 Posted September 28, 2013 Well, officially, it looks like the M60 belongs to the 126th Street Depot in Manhattan and the Q32 belongs to the Casey Stengel Depot in Queens. Also, as others probably already know but I had to figure out, Acela Express works for the MTA, so I guess he does have inside info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted September 28, 2013 Share #419 Posted September 28, 2013 Right, that's why I brought those up. Queens will now have BusTime data for the Q50 (based out of the Bronx) and the M60 (based out of Manhattan). Manhattan will still be missing data for the B39, Q60, Q101 (all short routes in Manhattan) and the Q32 (a longer route). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak7 Posted September 28, 2013 Share #420 Posted September 28, 2013 It seems that when Brooklyn gets BusTime, half a dozen Queens routes will also get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted September 28, 2013 Share #421 Posted September 28, 2013 It seems that when Brooklyn gets BusTime, half a dozen Queens routes will also get it. If they are based within a Brooklyn depot, then they will get them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted September 28, 2013 Share #422 Posted September 28, 2013 It seems that when Brooklyn gets BusTime, half a dozen Queens routes will also get it.Yep. That would be the Q24, Q54, Q55, Q56, Q58 and Q59, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted September 29, 2013 Share #423 Posted September 29, 2013 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted September 29, 2013 Share #424 Posted September 29, 2013 I was thinking about Bus Time today as I waited for the slow M5 bus. Of course two of them came together as usual. Manhattan can't get it fast enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycmaps Posted September 29, 2013 Share #425 Posted September 29, 2013 Maybe this is the real reason Queens is coming last. When they announce that a borough has Bus Time, the public expects all buses in that borough to have Bus Time. So they had to announce the Bronx before Manhattan, Brooklyn or Queens, and they had to announce Brooklyn before Queens, as well. SI made sense as the first borough because it has the by far the smallest population and also the fewest bus trips, so it works as a test market. Then the Bronx had to come before the others. Once SI and Bx were online, they were confident enough to bring the big borough online. That sealed Queens' fate, since it had to come after Brooklyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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