Via Garibaldi 8 Posted August 1, 2017 Share #21376 Posted August 1, 2017 It's interesting how all the new XD60s Gun Hill has are effectively exclusive to the Bx22... It's as if they don't want the buses to be trashed or run to the ground on a higher ridership route, or run through any shady neighborhoods.... LOL The Bx22 goes through the crappy parts of Castle Hill so there's a shady neighborhood. The part away from the projects is "ok". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted August 1, 2017 Share #21377 Posted August 1, 2017 It’s pretty high ridership when it comes to schooltime. Schoolkids use it like crazy. It’s not a phenomenon when a fordham plz bus starts his run late so he doesn’t have to pick up the fordham crowd and lets the crushloaded bedford pk one take everyone. Sent from my iPhone using NYC Transit Forums mobile app 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted August 1, 2017 Share #21378 Posted August 1, 2017 It’s pretty high ridership when it comes to schooltime. Schoolkids use it like crazy. It’s not a phenomenon when a fordham plz bus starts his run late so he doesn’t have to pick up the fordham crowd and lets the crushloaded bedford pk one take everyone. Sent from my iPhone using NYC Transit Forums mobile app Use what like crazy? the Bx22? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted August 1, 2017 Share #21379 Posted August 1, 2017 Use what like crazy? the Bx22?Yea. It is pretty high ridership during rush hours. Sent from my iPhone using NYC Transit Forums mobile app 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted August 1, 2017 Share #21380 Posted August 1, 2017 LOL The Bx22 goes through the crappy parts of Castle Hill so there's a shady neighborhood. The part away from the projects is "ok". Castle Hill is the best compared to the other areas their artic routes run through.. Bx4: The Hub and Soundview Bx5: Hunts Point and Soundview Bx12: Fordham and Inwood, plus very high ridership Bx40/42: Most of the route west of the Square is pretty seedy Bx41: The whole route is pretty seedy tbh So for buses that are pretty much loaners, it makes sense to keep them on the Bx22. There are less chances for the buses to get trashed compared to the rest of the routes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetroTransitTee Posted August 2, 2017 Share #21381 Posted August 2, 2017 I saw someone on Instagram saying that the Bx6 Select Bus Service will be rolling out August 20th. Is this true? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted August 2, 2017 Share #21382 Posted August 2, 2017 I saw someone on Instagram saying that the Bx6 Select Bus Service will be rolling out August 20th. Is this true? Looking at Trip Planner on the MTA website (which typically has the routes ahead of schedule for about a month after the date that one plans their trip), there is no mentions of Bx6 SBS service, and the runtimes look the same as they are currently scheduled. Of course, it could be that Trip Planner did not have the updated route. IMO, it appears to be a bit too "soon" though, so we'll have to see. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted August 2, 2017 Share #21383 Posted August 2, 2017 (edited) Castle Hill is the best compared to the other areas their artic routes run through.. Bx4: The Hub and Soundview Bx5: Hunts Point and Soundview Bx12: Fordham and Inwood, plus very high ridership Bx40/42: Most of the route west of the Square is pretty seedy Bx41: The whole route is pretty seedy tbh So for buses that are pretty much loaners, it makes sense to keep them on the Bx22. There are less chances for the buses to get trashed compared to the rest of the routes. I don't ride the local buses outside of Riverdale at all with any regularity, and the Bx10 or Bx20 to Metro-North is basically it for a few stops when I'm too lazy to walk or the shuttle bus isn't running, so you're probably right in your assessment. Tonight I was actually in Parkchester. I didn't want to charge another $40 cancellation fee to the kid's parent for changing the meeting location since she's really nice, so I agreed to come up there for the session after work. As I waited for the BxM6 to get back to Manhattan, I saw 4 Bx22 buses pass, two in each direction. Two new buses each way and two of the old high floor buses each way. They seemed to be alternating between those run down DH60 buses and the new ones. Apparently there was some sort of event going on by the Met Oval which had part of it closed on the way up there with the BxM6. Didn't think the new buses had anything to do with that. Sometimes for certain events, the will use new fleet. Edited August 2, 2017 by Via Garibaldi 8 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubBus Posted August 2, 2017 Share #21384 Posted August 2, 2017 Back in the day, the Ridgewood bound B52 bus route ran on Quincy Street. I remembered when we used to transfer from the B46 to the B52 to head over to my cousin's house in Bushwick, we had to walk up the block and around the corner on Quincy for the B52... The B26 always ran on Halsey St in both directions. Halsey St is definitely tighter than Gates Av. Especially North of Broadway... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q43LTD Posted August 2, 2017 Share #21385 Posted August 2, 2017 (edited) Does anyone know why the Q113/114 end at Beach 19th and not Beach 20th anymore? I noticed this on bus time Edited August 2, 2017 by Q43LTD 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetroTransitTee Posted August 2, 2017 Share #21386 Posted August 2, 2017 Back in the day, the Ridgewood bound B52 bus route ran on Quincy Street. I remembered when we used to transfer from the B46 to the B52 to head over to my cousin's house in Bushwick, we had to walk up the block and around the corner on Quincy for the B52... The B26 always ran on Halsey St in both directions. Halsey St is definitely tighter than Gates Av. Especially North of Broadway... Have you seen Gates Av north of Central Av? One day on Gates and Knickerbocker I saw a bus driver having to back his bus up, back to the space where the bus stop is just to make room for an oncoming bus. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted August 2, 2017 Share #21387 Posted August 2, 2017 Have you seen Gates Av north of Central Av? One day on Gates and Knickerbocker I saw a bus driver having to back his bus up, back to the space where the bus stop is just to make room for an oncoming bus. Gates Avenue is tighter than Halsey. There are some tight spots on Halsey. However, Gates Avenue is another story and it's starts from Bushwick Avenue to Wyckoff-Gates. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViaWaterViaChurch Posted August 2, 2017 Share #21388 Posted August 2, 2017 Last night I was driving on the Whitestone Expressway by Linden Place and the movie theater when I saw an X80 sitting on the service road by the shopping center across the expressway from the movie theater. I see that it runs express from Lex125th and Randall's Island but I don't think there was any concerts there on a Tuesday night. And what would it be doing in College Point? Maybe it runs out of the CP depot? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted August 2, 2017 Share #21389 Posted August 2, 2017 Last night I was driving on the Whitestone Expressway by Linden Place and the movie theater when I saw an X80 sitting on the service road by the shopping center across the expressway from the movie theater. I see that it runs express from Lex125th and Randall's Island but I don't think there was any concerts there on a Tuesday night. And what would it be doing in College Point? Maybe it runs out of the CP depot? Could've been some B/O playing around with the signs. Several years ago, there was an express bus driver out of Ulmer Park Depot that would come flying down 5th Avenue near 23rd street with a B36 Avenue U destination sign. He would then turn onto 23rd and lay over somewhere near 3rd Avenue. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted August 2, 2017 Share #21390 Posted August 2, 2017 For the Bx6 SBS, new fare machines were placed at Prospect ave and the DOT is starting to place SBS bus stop signage at the Yankee Stadium stop. Also, some C40's have the SBS fare sticker on the fare boxes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted August 2, 2017 Share #21391 Posted August 2, 2017 Saw an XD60 driving around Rockaway today NIS near B 110th St. Too far to see the #. Maybe testing out for the 53 sbs? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted August 3, 2017 Share #21392 Posted August 3, 2017 Last night I was driving on the Whitestone Expressway by Linden Place and the movie theater when I saw an X80 sitting on the service road by the shopping center across the expressway from the movie theater. I see that it runs express from Lex125th and Randall's Island but I don't think there was any concerts there on a Tuesday night. And what would it be doing in College Point? Maybe it runs out of the CP depot? Could be a certain operator... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Far Rock Depot Posted August 4, 2017 Share #21393 Posted August 4, 2017 Does anyone know why the Q113/114 end at Beach 19th and not Beach 20th anymore? I noticed this on bus timeIt still ends on the corner of B20th and Seagirt blvd. Sent from my LGLS755 using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q43LTD Posted August 4, 2017 Share #21394 Posted August 4, 2017 It still ends on the corner of B20th and Seagirt blvd. Sent from my LGLS755 using Tapatalk No it doesn't. Maybe it was one of the many errors of bus time 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted August 5, 2017 Share #21395 Posted August 5, 2017 (edited) Another Summer Stroll on 3rd Avenue Planned Detour B37 buses rerouted from 3 Av between Bay Ridge Pkwy and Shore Rd5 PM to 11:30 PM, Friday, Aug 4 Due to a local event, buses run via 4 Av making corresponding stops in both directions.Show Reroute Details NorthboundVia 3 AvRight on Marine AvLeft on 4 AvLeft on Bay Ridge PkwyRight on 3 Av then regular routeSouthboundVia 3 AvLeft on Bay Ridge PkwyRight on 4 AvRight on Shore Rd then regular route Edited August 5, 2017 by Around the Horn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted August 5, 2017 Share #21396 Posted August 5, 2017 I rode the Q85 to Green Acres earlier. Not a bad ride, but it seems that operators are given too much time to reaxh certain points as my bus sat and waited for a few minutes. Plus, I wonder why Q5/Q85 LTD's don't go to the mall. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetroTransitTee Posted August 5, 2017 Share #21397 Posted August 5, 2017 Another Summer Stroll on 3rd Avenue Speaking of the B37 what is up with that detour shown on the BusTime app. It shows that Barclays Ctr bound buses run along 4th Avenue between 3rd Street and Degraw Street. I've maybe seen it actually on that detour once. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkmatechamp13 Posted August 5, 2017 Share #21398 Posted August 5, 2017 I rode the Q85 to Green Acres earlier. Not a bad ride, but it seems that operators are given too much time to reaxh certain points as my bus sat and waited for a few minutes. Plus, I wonder why Q5/Q85 LTD's don't go to the mall. The limiteds are designed to bring people from the residential parts of SE Queens to/from the subway during rush hour, so it makes sense why those go to the parts of Rosedale that they do as opposed to going to the mall. It's simpler to just have locals go to the mall and limiteds go to Rosedale instead of trying to mix and match. Now whether there should perhaps be some reverse-peak (AM eastbound and PM westbound) limited-stop service going to/from Green Acres I can't say. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JubaionBx12+SBS Posted August 6, 2017 Share #21399 Posted August 6, 2017 Have there been orders from upper management to run Gun Hill's XD60's exclusively on the Bx22? I highly doubt that the drivers that are picking these buses randomly are covering the Bx22 when they do it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaTransitMan4608 Posted August 6, 2017 Share #21400 Posted August 6, 2017 Have there been orders from upper management to run Gun Hill's XD60's exclusively on the Bx22? I highly doubt that the drivers that are picking these buses randomly are covering the Bx22 when they do it.I don't think so seeing as a few have been on the Bx5 as well as the 12 and 26. Sent from my iPhone using NYC Transit Forums mobile app 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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