NICE Bus Updates
Why is NICE bus so slow to update anything? They have had the same, outdated map since April 8th, 2012. I've gotten emails saying they were "updating" it, but it's been a few months. Plus, I am not...
View ArticleStaten island Express buses
I have noticed that Staten island Depots are using Express buses for School runs during the afternoon to pick up Students on The S78 including Prevost buses that have just entered service for example I...
View ArticleLCD Turnstile Display
Does anyone else think that the turnstile display (especially on the HEETs) should be raised to eye level instead of being all the way at the bottom of the panel of lights? I think that it would...
View ArticleCall for 3 extension to Linden Blvd
http://ny.curbed.com/2016/3/17/11249162/nyc-subway-expansion-east-new-york
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M line to be shutdown in summer 2017
The M line between Metropolitan ave and Myrtle ave will be shutdown in a span of 10 months according to the MTA, the first two months the bridge south of metropolitan ave will be replaced and after...
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Myrtle Ave Line to be Closed, Starting Summer 2017
The M line between Metropolitan ave and Myrtle ave will be shutdown in a span of 10 months according to the MTA, the first two months the bridge south of metropolitan ave will be replaced and after...
View ArticleQueensRail Beats the Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar Hands Down
http://rockawaytimes.com/index.php/news/574-queensrail-beats-the-bq-streetcar-hands-down
View ArticleQM11 accident on FDR Drive
http://abc7ny.com/traffic/9-hurt-when-mta-bus-crashes-into-overpass-in-midtown/1255913/ MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- Nine people were hurt when an MTA bus crashed into an overpass in Manhattan Monday...
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Grand Central Fire
MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- A kitchen fire caused smoke to pour from the roof of Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan Tuesday afternoon, causing people in the area to be alarmed.The FDNY...
View ArticleSEAT should have a bus run to Westerly RI
I for one think that SouthEast Area Transit should have a bus run to Westerly, Rhode Island and close the gap window that scarces a bus transit in the area between New London and Westerly In Westerly a...
View ArticleMid-Station Stopping
Why aren't trains allowed to stop half-way in a station when there is a red signal in the middle? And what's the point of adding (or having) signals that allow operators to close in on trains leaving...
View ArticlePrendergast says MTA will soon ‘run out of money’ for capital projects
Clock is ticking! http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2016/03/8594628/prendergast-says-mta-will-soon-run-out-money-capital-projects
View ArticleBus operator shield/partitions
Ok, are there any bus operators here? What are your feelings about the newly installed bus operator shield partitions? There's been quite a few stories the past few months of BOs being punched out...
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Port Authority Pledges Billions for Airport Upgrades and New Bus Terminal
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/25/nyregion/port-authority-pledges-billions-for-airport-upgrades-and-new-bus-terminal.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fnyregion&action=click&contentColl...
View ArticleDisabled Subway Riders
I am a doctoral student at the CUNY School of Public Health at the Graduate Center. My field of study is health policy and one of my research topics is public transportation's exacerbation of health...
View ArticleSubway foaming thread
This is a thread for not just random thoughts, but your most crazy fantasy subway ideas. I suspect that if this thread does not die, it will become toxic.
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Best/Worst Terminal Thread
Let kick up a notch. We talk almost about everything from express to line itself etc. The one thing i haven't seen talk about it terminal. I would like to hear from you which terminal is the best or...
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MTA Historical Subway Proposals
I decided to make a thread to compile all the various official proposals that have propped up throughout the years. Let's start with these, from the ERA Bulletins available at Issuu. These were...
View ArticleUnscheduled Bus Service Changes
Due to a fire at Flatbush Avenue and Glenwood, all B6, B11, and B103 buses are being Detoured onto Farragut Street, and Nostrand Avenue. All mentioned routes including the B41 are running with severe...
View ArticleHow strictly is Vision Zero enforced?
I found myself in the heart of Queens earlier when going northbound on the Van Wyck turned out to be a bad idea. I ended up on Queens Boulevard somehow and I was doing 30 or so when I remembered the...
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