BreeddekalbL Posted February 11, 2014 Share #676 Posted February 11, 2014 ----------------------------- Hmm, looks like maybe Queens and Brooklyn will get BusTime at around the same time. suprising cause i heard the queens pols complain why are they the last?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted February 11, 2014 Share #677 Posted February 11, 2014 ----------------------------- Hmm, looks like maybe Queens and Brooklyn will get BusTime at around the same time. Told yall so. suprising cause i heard the queens pols complain why are they the last?! Exactly this is the TA's way of making it so no one's really "last". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted February 11, 2014 Share #678 Posted February 11, 2014 Hmmm...an MTA van came around Union Turnpike today and put brand new Q46 schedules in those little plastic boxes on the polls, but the schedules do not have any bustime stop numbers or anything bustime related at all in them. I've seen that bustime routes genreally have schedules with the bustime info printed on them. Then again, I would not put it past the MTA to wate money reprinting new schedules in a month. Still, this seems like a bad sign, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted February 11, 2014 Share #679 Posted February 11, 2014 Wow this is exciting. I can't to use it because a lot of routes in Queens are late especially the Q25 and Q88. I noticed that a lot of routes such as the Q56 and Q17 have route maps dating back to 2007, 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abba Posted February 11, 2014 Share #680 Posted February 11, 2014 It's not definite yet. So I wouldn't go celebrating yet. the article said it IS happening.No? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcw026 Posted February 11, 2014 Share #681 Posted February 11, 2014 This is a great new. I'm going to set up a few bus countdown clocks in Queens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted February 11, 2014 Share #682 Posted February 11, 2014 Wow this is exciting. I can't to use it because a lot of routes in Queens are late especially the Q25 and Q88. I noticed that a lot of routes such as the Q56 and Q17 have route maps dating back to 2007, 2008. Maps as in Guide-A-Rides? Is so that's crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted February 12, 2014 Share #683 Posted February 12, 2014 the article said it IS happening.No? Never said they would be activated at the same time, chances are it might. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted February 12, 2014 Share #684 Posted February 12, 2014 You know, this may explain why the B35 terminal doesn't have a guide-a-ride in it anymore. They took it out last month and the only card there is that one that says it's a bus stop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted February 12, 2014 Share #685 Posted February 12, 2014 Are the same guys who put in the schedules responsible for putting in new bus stops too? I saw a new bus stop on Tibbett and West 230th this morning I was on the express bus. It's especially interesting because only Bus express buses stop there so that could be a sign that any bus stops with just Bus buses stopping there may get not only new schedules with the Bus Time info, but new bus stops completely. Long overdue, that's for sure. For the NYCT bus stops, it's usually the DOT guys that put in the new bus stops. Not sure about Bus bus stops though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted February 12, 2014 Share #686 Posted February 12, 2014 I thought it was the DOT who put up all bus stops because they're on public streets. I've seen those DOT trucks that look like pickups before, throwing the poles and signs in the back. At least around here, the schedules are put up by guys in those MTA New York City Transit SUVs that look like Ford Escapes. I figure MTA Bus does the same. Yeah I've seen those pickup trucks as well as the SUV's. You see here in Riverdale, most of the express bus stops (our express buses are run by Bus) serve the local buses too which are run by NYCT, so since most of them are shared, the DOT will handle the stops and the NYCT will handle all of the schedules. However, where only the BxM1, BxM2 and BxM18 stop, you will either see no bus stop sign or a very old one. The new one that I saw this morning was only served by Bus buses (BxM1, BxM2, and BxM18). I imagine they'll eventually put up a timetable and destinations as well as it's just an empty bus pole at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted February 12, 2014 Share #687 Posted February 12, 2014 Maps as in Guide-A-Rides? Is so that's crazy. Yeah the maps the Q17 still has the QBX1 on it and the Q56 still has some with the Q9A and are in horrible condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted February 12, 2014 Share #688 Posted February 12, 2014 Yeah the maps the Q17 still has the QBX1 on it and the Q56 still has some with the Q9A and are in horrible condition. Makes our old signs look great... There's only two that I can think of... One at 230th and Broadway, which is a drop-off stop for the BxM1, BxM2 and BxM18 and a pick up at 246th and Henry Hudson Parkway West for the BxM1, BxM2 and BxM18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted February 20, 2014 Share #689 Posted February 20, 2014 Lets get ready to rumble.... Few B/Os said today that Bustime for Brooklyn will go live March 2! No later than March 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted February 20, 2014 Share #690 Posted February 20, 2014 Let's hope because bustime has been anticipated for a long time in both Brooklyn and Queens. Now I can finally see where all those buses are at especially during rush hour because it's annoying waiting 20+ minutes for a route that is suppose to run every 4-5 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4 Via Merrick Rd Posted February 20, 2014 Share #691 Posted February 20, 2014 Let's hope because bustime has been anticipated for a long time in both Brooklyn and Queens.Now I can finally see where all those buses are at especially during rush hour because it's annoying waiting 20+ minutes for a route that is suppose to run every 4-5 minutes. I thought the MTA said that BusTime was going to be city wide by the end of 2013? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted February 20, 2014 Share #692 Posted February 20, 2014 Lets get ready to rumble....Few B/Os said today that Bustime for Brooklyn will go live March 2! No later than March 2. Let's wait and see... Sent from my XT1034 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abba Posted February 20, 2014 Share #693 Posted February 20, 2014 I thought the MTA said that BusTime was going to be city wide by the end of 2013? Got postponed till April of this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abba Posted February 20, 2014 Share #694 Posted February 20, 2014 Let's wait and see... Sent from my XT1034 using Tapatalk March 2 makes sense because it would be a few weeks after testing.But there is still no ad on the website.Its taking way too long, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted February 20, 2014 Share #695 Posted February 20, 2014 March 2 makes sense because it would be a few weeks after testing.But there is still no ad on the website.Its taking way too long, Let's not get our hopes up now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abba Posted February 20, 2014 Share #696 Posted February 20, 2014 That's what I'm saying there is no ad on the website.i go at least once a day on the BusTime website and type a Brooklyn route but it's never there, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petabread Posted February 20, 2014 Share #697 Posted February 20, 2014 That's what I'm saying there is no ad on the website.i go at least once a day on the BusTime website and type a Brooklyn route but it's never there, I remember when bustime was live in manhattan advertisement went up only the same day. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted February 20, 2014 Share #698 Posted February 20, 2014 I thought the MTA said that BusTime was going to be city wide by the end of 2013? It was but you know how the likes to take their time doing things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted February 20, 2014 Share #699 Posted February 20, 2014 Let's wait and see... Sent from my XT1034 using Tapatalk Ohh its #Facts. Quote me on that... Also, they made an announcement on the news saying "MTA Expands Bustime to Brooklyn and Queens" scrolling at the bottom. Don't know what thats about, but its very close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted February 20, 2014 Share #700 Posted February 20, 2014 Ohh its #Facts. Quote me on that... Also, they made an announcement on the news saying "MTA Expands Bustime to Brooklyn and Queens" scrolling at the bottom. Don't know what thats about, but its very close. Let's wait till they actually post something on the site or somewhere. The last time something was "factual" about Brooklyn/Queens BusTime going live, it didn't happen. Again, let's wait and see.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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