MTA Regional Bus Operations Planned/Permanent Service Changes Thread

[Guest Charles]

Heres another change that starts next week

 

QM12 route adjustment and bus stop change in Middle Village 

 

All times 

 

Buses are being rerouted from Metropolitan Av to Woodhaven 

Blvd to provide more reliable service by avoiding traffic congestion. 

 

Customers traveling to/from 6 Av in Midtown, have the option of taking 

the QM15, stopping on Woodhaven Blvd at Metropolitan Av.  The 6 Av 

QM12 and QM15 branches make similar stops in Manhattan. 

 

Discontinued Bus Stop 

Eastbound/Westbound:  Metropolitan Av at Woodhaven Blvd. 

 

New Bus Stop 

Eastbound/Westbound:  Trotting Course Ln at Alderton St. 

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I'm a bit confused with this reroute, They want it to avoid traffic on the section, but why not reroute it up Alderton Street to Yellowstone

 

Some Data:

 

Current distance with current QM12 route from Metropolitan Avenue and 69 Avenue to Yellowstone Blvd and Alderton Street:

0.5 miles, about 6 minutes on the bus  

https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Metropolitan+Ave&daddr=40.7134321,-73.8595392+to:Yellowstone+Blvd&hl=en&ll=40.714688,-73.850591&spn=0.011369,0.026157&sll=40.716721,-73.85278&sspn=0.011368,0.026157&geocode=FV80bQIdCAyZ-w%3BFdg8bQIdLf6Y-ylXNpMCFF7CiTFqEzc1EC_IRw%3BFU9EbQIdWAKZ-w&oq=f&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=16&via=1&t=m&z=16

 

The future bus route distance from the same two points:

     0.4 miles, about 4 minutes                                                                                                                                                https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Metropolitan+Ave&daddr=40.7125417,-73.8592191+to:Yellowstone+Blvd&hl=en&sll=40.713029,-73.849261&sspn=0.011369,0.026157&geocode=FV00bQIdGAyZ-w%3BFV05bQIdbf-Y-yl_OkJUEV7CiTEfvAbJpYQn2A%3BFU9EbQIdWAKZ-w&oq=m&mra=dme&mrsp=2&sz=16&via=1&t=m&z=16

 

My routing from the same two points

0.4 miles, about 2 minutes

 

https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Metropolitan+Ave&daddr=40.7128352,-73.8583143+to:40.713587,-73.858391+to:Yellowstone+Blvd&hl=en&ll=40.710581,-73.856106&spn=0.005685,0.013078&sll=40.713224,-73.858799&sspn=0.005684,0.013078&geocode=FV00bQIdGAyZ-w%3BFYM6bQId9gKZ-ykBlem0Fl7CiTFxwub-msUlTQ%3BFXM9bQIdqQKZ-ykBlem0Fl7CiTFxwub-msUlTQ%3BFU9EbQIdWAKZ-w&oq=m&mra=dvme&mrsp=1&sz=17&via=1,2&t=m&z=17

 

Hell, I can even see the MTA sending the Q23 through the mini mall to avoid the turning onto Woodhaven Blvd at Metropolitan Avenue, because at the woodhaven blvd entrance, the light always is for 73rd Avenue (something the MTA would favor). 

 

This is a diagram of what I'm saying 

 

https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Forest+Hills,+71st+Avenue,+Queens,+NY&daddr=40.7210842,-73.8473059+to:40.7202743,-73.8508812+to:40.7186148,-73.8510805+to:40.7135793,-73.8520718+to:40.71169,-73.8501271+to:40.7104363,-73.858964+to:Union+Turnpike+to:40.7078118,-73.8511949+to:40.7148812,-73.8534488+to:40.7196759,-73.8505285+to:40.7220834,-73.8533013+to:71st+Ave%2FContinental+Ave&hl=en&ll=40.714053,-73.853145&spn=0.022738,0.052314&sll=40.718933,-73.848939&sspn=0.011368,0.026157&geocode=FdJUbQIdtjeZ-yl1cF3fIF7CiTGMKDlSf3ntfQ%3BFbxabQId9y2Z-yn9pr2rJl7CiTFQRWwwNJcMVQ%3BFZJXbQId_x-Z-ym5_GZyI17CiTEaBy5GLqvo4Q%3BFRZRbQIdOB-Z-ymrh3b6Il7CiTE-jx-CDSh0FQ%3BFWs9bQIdWRuZ-ylTmFLOGV7CiTE4fb11OB9ylQ%3BFQo2bQId8SKZ-ym7QJJ8GV7CiTHtPx6UuD5vfw%3BFSQxbQIdbACZ-ymriAZ5EV7CiTHliH4lAKoyew%3BFcAebQId9gSZ-w%3BFeMmbQIdxh6Z-yl1G8jGGl7CiTEv8SjHmI221g%3BFYFCbQId-BWZ-ymRnMs1GF7CiTGBG81f4WBzMg%3BFTtVbQIdYCGZ-ymZhOamI17CiTF63bSOb7pO1w%3BFaNebQIdixaZ-ylvJguvJF7CiTHRZ9rD450ZYw%3BFd9WbQIdlzeZ-w&oq=Fore&mra=dvme&mrsp=2&sz=16&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,11&t=m&z=15

Disagree with the Q23 idea. That's a big transfer point, especially with those on Woodhaven transferring to the 23. Furthermore, the left from Metropolitan onto Trotting Course is even worse than the left onto Woodhaven, so I don't know why you would propose that.