JeremiahC99 Posted April 22, 2019 Share #26 Posted April 22, 2019 15 minutes ago, QM1to6Ave said: What is a queue jump? They are small bus lanes and specially timed signals that give the buses priority over other vehicles at intersections to speed buses. In other words, the light would turn green for buses before other vehicles. Link to it here: https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2016/10/05/queue-jumps-a-simple-fix-to-speed-up-nycs-buses/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion6025 Posted April 22, 2019 Share #27 Posted April 22, 2019 46 minutes ago, QM1to6Ave said: What is a queue jump? Pretty sure that's when buses get to cross the street before the cars do. Bqsically there are two traffic signals. One labeled "bus only" the other for the rest of traffic. The bus only sign will switch green a few seconds before the car one switches, allowing the bus to cross without getting caught up in all the shenanigans the cars/trucks/taxis/etc will cause. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted April 22, 2019 Share #28 Posted April 22, 2019 10 hours ago, Orion6025 said: Pretty sure that's when buses get to cross the street before the cars do. Bqsically there are two traffic signals. One labeled "bus only" the other for the rest of traffic. The bus only sign will switch green a few seconds before the car one switches, allowing the bus to cross without getting caught up in all the shenanigans the cars/trucks/taxis/etc will cause. I’ve only seen only 2 in Brooklyn and they are both Downtown. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q43LTD Posted April 23, 2019 Share #29 Posted April 23, 2019 On 4/20/2019 at 4:57 PM, Gotham Bus Co. said: DOT did that (partially) in the early 1990s at the behest of Senator D'Amato and the Jamaica Avenue merchants who were upset about buses being rerouted to Archer/Parsons. It was an unmitigated disaster that unnecessarily slowed down every bus that used Jamaica or Archer. (One result was creation of the Q4/Q5/Q85 Limiteds that used Liberty Avenue to bypass the one-way pair. Limiteds still use Liberty 25 years after the "experiment" ended.) I believe it was 1993 when they (Q4, 5, 42, 83, 84, 85 and N4) taken off Jamaica Av to serve Archer in both directions. I think the Q30/31 and 43 were rerouted as well. I suppose the same thing happened 13 years later with the Q6, 8, 9 and 41. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFK Depot Posted April 23, 2019 Share #30 Posted April 23, 2019 Q30/31 run down Archer (East) and up (West) Jamaica... Q43 since I can remember never touched Jamaica Ave... always ran up Sutphin to Hillside from the Archer Ave side of Jamaica Station 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q43LTD Posted April 23, 2019 Share #31 Posted April 23, 2019 11 hours ago, JFK Depot said: Q30/31 run down Archer (East) and up (West) Jamaica... Q43 since I can remember never touched Jamaica Ave... always ran up Sutphin to Hillside from the Archer Ave side of Jamaica Station The Q43 uses Jamaica Av to get to 146 and layover 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted May 8, 2019 Share #32 Posted May 8, 2019 (edited) The first improvements! These are much needed! Lexington Ave, 96th St to 60th St, MN DOT is proposing upgrades to the existing curbside bus lane, by moving it to the “offset” position, one lane away from the curb. The proposed design will improve bus speeds and reliability for M98, M101, M102, and M103 bus riders while improve curb access for local businesses. They should proofread-it says 68 Av and 63 Av. Lexington Ave Bus Lane Enhancement - presented to Manhattan CB 8 Transportation Committee in May 2019 (pdf) See this video I took (It is usually worse) Edited May 8, 2019 by Union Tpke 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted May 8, 2019 Share #33 Posted May 8, 2019 #2 on the way! Bus Forward Webster Avenue, E 176 St – E 174 St Improvements Bronx Community Boards 5 Municipal Services Committee | May 7, 2019 https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/webster-ave-e174-st-e176-st-may2019.pdf 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted May 23, 2019 Share #34 Posted May 23, 2019 Two more are out: Fresh Pond Rd, Metropolitan Ave to Putnam Ave, QN DOT is proposing transit and traffic improvements along Fresh Pond Rd, including a southbound bus lane and changes to curb and meter regulations to increase available parking and reduce congestion. These measures will improve bus speeds and reliability on the Q58, QM24, QM25 and QM35 routes while alleviating traffic congestion for all vehicles. Fresh Pond Rd Transit Improvements – presented to Queens Community Board 5 Transportation and Public Transit Committee in May 2019 (pdf) Malcolm X Blvd / Utica Ave, Chauncey St to Atlantic Ave, BK DOT is proposing a southbound curbside bus lane along Malcolm X Blvd / Utica Ave between Chauncey St and Atlantic Ave, and signal modifications at the intersection of Utica Ave & Atlantic Ave. These improvements will alleviate a major bottleneck on the B46 Local and Select Bus Service, Brooklyn’s busiest bus route. Malcolm X Blvd / Utica Ave Transit Improvements – presented to Brooklyn Community Board 3 Transportation Committee in May 2019 (pdf) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted May 23, 2019 Share #35 Posted May 23, 2019 22 minutes ago, Union Tpke said: Two more are out: Fresh Pond Rd, Metropolitan Ave to Putnam Ave, QN DOT is proposing transit and traffic improvements along Fresh Pond Rd, including a southbound bus lane and changes to curb and meter regulations to increase available parking and reduce congestion. These measures will improve bus speeds and reliability on the Q58, QM24, QM25 and QM35 routes while alleviating traffic congestion for all vehicles. Fresh Pond Rd Transit Improvements – presented to Queens Community Board 5 Transportation and Public Transit Committee in May 2019 (pdf) Malcolm X Blvd / Utica Ave, Chauncey St to Atlantic Ave, BK DOT is proposing a southbound curbside bus lane along Malcolm X Blvd / Utica Ave between Chauncey St and Atlantic Ave, and signal modifications at the intersection of Utica Ave & Atlantic Ave. These improvements will alleviate a major bottleneck on the B46 Local and Select Bus Service, Brooklyn’s busiest bus route. Malcolm X Blvd / Utica Ave Transit Improvements – presented to Brooklyn Community Board 3 Transportation Committee in May 2019 (pdf) Fix your link @Union Tpke you have the Fresh Pond Road PDF on both. No Malcolm X-Utica-Chauncey-Atlantic pdf. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted May 23, 2019 Share #36 Posted May 23, 2019 3 hours ago, Future ENY OP said: Fix your link @Union Tpke you have the Fresh Pond Road PDF on both. No Malcolm X-Utica-Chauncey-Atlantic pdf. https://www1.nyc.gov/html/brt/downloads/pdf/malcolm-x-blvd-utica-ave-may2019.pdf 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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