B35 via Church Posted March 20, 2020 Share #30151 Posted March 20, 2020 Quote Something's clearly out of place here.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted March 20, 2020 Share #30152 Posted March 20, 2020 17 minutes ago, B35 via Church said: Something's clearly out of place here.... The B31, which is a Flatbush route. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Young+ Posted March 20, 2020 Share #30153 Posted March 20, 2020 5 hours ago, +Young+ said: ...I love what they say as well - "...while our employees take important precautions against COVID-19." 1 hour ago, B35 via Church said: Something's clearly out of place here.... Apparently that's not the case since this is now affecting other depots, including Casey Stengel... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted March 20, 2020 Share #30154 Posted March 20, 2020 28 minutes ago, +Young+ said: Apparently that's not the case since this is now affecting other depots, including Casey Stengel... Spring Creek, Fresh Pond, Stengel, LGA, BP, JFK/FR. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted March 20, 2020 Share #30155 Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) Starting Monday, local routes and SBS will be at a fare of $0. Only the rear doors are opened but front is only when there's a customer with a wheelchair (Artic: middle/rear). Edited March 20, 2020 by Calvin mistaken info 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Young+ Posted March 20, 2020 Share #30156 Posted March 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, Calvin said: Starting Monday, local routes and SBS will be at a fare of $0. Only the rear doors are opened but front is only when there's a customer with a wheelchair (Artic: middle/rear). Source? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted March 20, 2020 Share #30157 Posted March 20, 2020 7 minutes ago, +Young+ said: Source? https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-mta-nyc-buses-free-outbreak-20200320-a24jq7ksrzcpvgq7e2dyzq2uqy-story.html From a mobile device 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted March 20, 2020 Share #30158 Posted March 20, 2020 20 minutes ago, Calvin said: Starting Monday, local routes and SBS will be at a fare of $0. Only the rear doors are opened but front is only when there's a customer with a wheelchair (Artic: middle/rear). No, SBS and express are still full-fare. Local is free since that's the service where they couldn't guarantee fare collection. I assume the state decided the MTA was losing so much money anyway, and this might make B/Os a little safer, so they went ahead with it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted March 20, 2020 Share #30159 Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) Supposedly a ban of non-essential ridership is being floated around, is that true? Channel 4 was reporting on it citing some Cuomo order but I haven’t seen any order from Cuomo about it. Edited March 20, 2020 by paulrivera 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted March 21, 2020 Share #30160 Posted March 21, 2020 1 hour ago, paulrivera said: Supposedly a ban of non-essential ridership is being floated around, is that true? Channel 4 was reporting on it citing some Cuomo order but I haven’t seen any order from Cuomo about it. No ban as of now. I spoke with someone about this earlier today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aemoreira81 Posted March 21, 2020 Share #30161 Posted March 21, 2020 With NYC being the epicenter of COVID-19, might it be a good idea to run on local buses on a Saturday schedule or (for routes that don't run weekends, a supplemental?) (SBS would still run.) How a spring pick will be done will be interesting since ridership has collapsed. Some service changes I would propose in the interim (citywide - local service only): Brooklyn: B2: Service temporarily suspended; B100 service available 750 feet away on Fillmore Avenue B6, B35, B41 (Bergen Beach): No Limited service B8: No direct service into the VA Hospital (buses would stop on Poly Place) B8, B9, B11, B17, B46 (Local and SBS), B52, B63, B65, B82 (Local and SBS): One fewer bus per hour B15: Terminate alternate airport trips at Lefferts AirTrain B20: No short-turn trips (Broadway Junction to Louis Pink Houses) B41: Bergen Beach trips end at Empire Boulevard B44 SBS: No short turns B46 Local and SBS: alternate trips start and end at Fillmore Avenue (Avenue N for SBS) B49: alternate southbound buses bound for Manhattan Beach terminate at Sheepshead Bay B60: some Canarsie bound trips terminate at Rockaway Parkway Bronx: Bx1: No Limited Service Bx5: Eastbound service terminates at Pelham Bay Park , alternate trips terminate at White Plains Road, using West Farms buses Bx6 (Local): westbound service terminates at Yankee Stadium. Bx9, Bx11, Bx21, Bx35, Bx36: One fewer bus per hour Bx12 (Local): Alternate westbound trips terminate at Grand Concourse. Bx12 (SBS): Eastbound service terminates at Pelham Bay Park. Bx15: Short turns eliminated. Bx20: Service temporarily suspended Bx22: All northbound service terminates at Fordham Road Bx26: One fewer bus per hour. Bx27: Alternating trips on weekdays terminate at Morrison Avenue Bx28/38: Service combined, no service directly into Bay Plaza (buses stop on Bartow Avenue). Bx36: Alternating trips end at University Avenue and Washington Bridge. Bx41 (SBS): Temporarily suspended Bx46: Temporarily suspended Manhattan: M60 SBS: Reduce to 12 minute headways from 7-10 M98, M106: Temporarily suspended M102/M103: Temporarily combined. (M101 makes local stops north of 116 Street.) Queens: Q3: Most southbound trips end at Rockaway Boulevard. Trips into JFK Airport operate only every 30-36 minutes. Q4: AM limited stop from Jamaica Center suspended...local trips start and end at Springfield Boulevard. Q5: service to Green Acres on alternating trips only. Other trips terminate at Hook Creek Boulevard and Sunrise Highway (Green Acres Commons has essential stores, but in the mall proper, only Target would be considered essential). Q6: Alternating southbound trips terminate at JFK Depot. Q10: Alternating local trips terminate at North Conduit Avenue. Alternating Limited trips terminate at Lefferts AirTrain. Q20B, Q42: Supplemental schedule operates. Q25/34: Limited service suspended. Q34 only operates from Whitestone to Flushing on a supplemental schedule. Q27: No AM limited stop from Main Street , all service bypasses CUNY QCC; 8-minute headways all day instead of 5-7. Q30: No service to CUNY QCC; one fewer bus per hour. Q33: Service extended into LaGuardia Airport. Q35: Service every 15 minutes all day (instead of 10 during the rush hour). Q36: Supplemental Little Neck Parkway service Q37: All service bypasses Aqueduct Racetrack/Resorts World NYC; service every 8 minutes during the rush hour. Q44: Service every 6-10 minutes instead of every 4-8. Q47: Service runs to 80th and Myrtle (with The Shops at Atlas Park closed). Q58: Limited service suspended. Q64: AM trips starting at Parsons suspended, service every 8-12 minutes. Q65: Limited service suspended, alternate northbound service terminates at Main Street Q69: One fewer bus per hour. Q70: Temporarily suspended. Q83, Q84, Q85: Limited service suspended. Additionally, on the Q85, alternate Green Acres trips terminate at Hook Creek Boulevard. Q113: Temporarily suspended. Staten Island: All Limited service except for S89 and S93: Temporarily suspended. S44 and S59: the northern stop at Staten Island Mall (Macy's) will be skipped. The southern stop will be made as that services Lidl, a supermarket. S55 and S56: service into SI Mall starts and ends at Lidl. S61: service every 20 minutes. Trips operate into SI Mall at Lidl to connect with the S79 SBS. S62 and S93: Alternate trips to and from Travis, and all S93 service, will start and terminate at Jewett Avenue. (The CSI campus is currently sealed off.) S79 SBS: One fewer bus per hour. Additionally, all trips will start and end at the Lidl bus stop at Staten Island Mall. No Marsh Avenue service or Macy's stop. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
161 New York Posted March 21, 2020 Share #30162 Posted March 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, aemoreira81 said: With NYC being the epicenter of COVID-19, might it be a good idea to run on local buses on a Saturday schedule or (for routes that don't run weekends, a supplemental?) (SBS would still run.) How a spring pick will be done will be interesting since ridership has collapsed. Staten Island: All Limited service except for S89 and S93: Temporarily suspended. S44 and S59: the northern stop at Staten Island Mall (Macy's) will be skipped. The southern stop will be made as that services Lidl, a supermarket. S55 and S56: service into SI Mall starts and ends at Lidl. S61: service every 20 minutes. Trips operate into SI Mall at Lidl to connect with the S79 SBS. S62 and S93: Alternate trips to and from Travis, and all S93 service, will start and terminate at Jewett Avenue. (The CSI campus is currently sealed off.) S79 SBS: One fewer bus per hour. Additionally, all trips will start and end at the Lidl bus stop at Staten Island Mall. No Marsh Avenue service or Macy's stop. -How a spring pick will be done will be interesting since ridership has collapsed. There will be no spring pick for the foreseeable future.- S44 and S59: the northern stop at Staten Island Mall (Macy's) will be skipped. The southern stop will be made as that services Lidl, a supermarket. Makes no sense, we do have people that walk from that stop towards residences on Richmond Hill Road and beyond.-S55 and S56: service into SI Mall starts and ends at Lidl. Makes no sense, this would screw anyone that is coming out of Stop & Shop on Platinum Ave, a significantly larger supermarket (by leaps and bounds) than Lidl. - S62 and S93: Alternate trips to and from Travis, and all S93 service, will start and terminate at Jewett Avenue. (The CSI campus is currently sealed off.) I agree with the concept of alternate trips with Travis being a terminal for both the s62 and s93. S62 trips that are scheduled to meet the ferry will leave Travis at that time and will alternate with the s93.-S79 SBS: One fewer bus per hour. Additionally, all trips will start and end at the Lidl bus stop at Staten Island Mall. No Marsh Avenue service or Macy's stop. No need, we have to turn around and start somewhere. There needs to be something done with the s40/s90 for Amazon workers. I am hearing reports that ridership is still heavy due to the operations at Matrix Park. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdog14 Posted March 21, 2020 Share #30163 Posted March 21, 2020 4 hours ago, 161 New York said: There needs to be something done with the s40/s90 for Amazon workers. I am hearing reports that ridership is still heavy due to the operations at Matrix Park. I'd be the one to walk to Victory Blvd and catch the S62 or express bus lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aemoreira81 Posted March 21, 2020 Share #30164 Posted March 21, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, 161 New York said: There needs to be something done with the s40/s90 for Amazon workers. I am hearing reports that ridership is still heavy due to the operations at Matrix Park. I didn't argue for S40 service reductions, as the North Shore needs the service (although I would say there needs to be more even spacing, especially in the PM rush) with service to Matrix Park. I have to wonder if there might be justification for an S48 variation to Matrix Park as well (I'll call it the S49), operating along South Avenue and Edward Curry Avenue to Matrix Park. (I see the S46 as being too slow for a variation, plus it has a similar catchment area up to Castleton Depot.) Resurrecting the S62 branch to The Teleport doesn't sound too bad either, except rerouting it to Matrix Park. Edited March 21, 2020 by aemoreira81 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted March 21, 2020 Share #30165 Posted March 21, 2020 Free rides have started already in Manhattan and Brooklyn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aemoreira81 Posted March 22, 2020 Share #30166 Posted March 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Future ENY OP said: Free rides have started already in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Depends on the route. I had to take a trip to the supermarket today, and the forward trip was still front-door boarding, but the return trip had the front sealed off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 via Mosholu Posted March 22, 2020 Share #30167 Posted March 22, 2020 (edited) I thought it was best to issue a trivia quiz of my own design. It also includes a few trivia questions on bus routes as well as transit history, but most of it centers around the subway. There were a few questions I had to change around, but I hope you guys have fun with this. Here's the link: https://forms.gle/m8T4ciyFuc8bBgqA6 Edited March 22, 2020 by 4 via Mosholu 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted March 22, 2020 Share #30168 Posted March 22, 2020 Noticed on the pictures that local buses has the wheelchair seat straps surrounding the front portion of the bus. Maybe the subways will follow suit with the T/O and C/Rs parts of the train to that cause. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestrictOnTheHanger Posted March 22, 2020 Share #30169 Posted March 22, 2020 Q70 is being converted to artics in April 2020 and Woodside bound buses will use Woodside Ave instead of Roosevelt Ave. Source is NYCT board docs for the March 25th meeting 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted March 22, 2020 Share #30170 Posted March 22, 2020 7 minutes ago, RestrictOnTheHanger said: Q70 is being converted to artics in April 2020 and Woodside bound buses will use Woodside Ave instead of Roosevelt Ave. Source is NYCT board docs for the March 25th meeting You know what they're not gonna need in about a month? Artics. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted March 22, 2020 Share #30171 Posted March 22, 2020 38 minutes ago, RestrictOnTheHanger said: Q70 is being converted to artics in April 2020 and Woodside bound buses will use Woodside Ave instead of Roosevelt Ave. Source is NYCT board docs for the March 25th meeting Anything concerning Brooklyn and the B1 conversion. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestrictOnTheHanger Posted March 22, 2020 Share #30172 Posted March 22, 2020 26 minutes ago, Future ENY OP said: Anything concerning Brooklyn and the B1 conversion. I thought there was another thread about the topic. There should also be a board summary in some past docs. Not sure which month though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted March 22, 2020 Share #30173 Posted March 22, 2020 2 hours ago, RestrictOnTheHanger said: Q70 is being converted to artics in April 2020 and Woodside bound buses will use Woodside Ave instead of Roosevelt Ave. Source is NYCT board docs for the March 25th meeting Heard that's delayed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted March 22, 2020 Share #30174 Posted March 22, 2020 20 minutes ago, Cait Sith said: Heard that's delayed. I would hope so. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted March 22, 2020 Share #30175 Posted March 22, 2020 5 hours ago, RestrictOnTheHanger said: Q70 is being converted to artics in April 2020 and Woodside bound buses will use Woodside Ave instead of Roosevelt Ave. Source is NYCT board docs for the March 25th meeting So I’m assuming all those SBS XD40s will be reverted back to local service. This would probably be the end of the 2005 Orion VII’s at LGA which there aren’t that many of them there anyways. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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