tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post508101605168339862..comments2024-02-01T04:37:41.878-05:00Comments on Cap'n Transit Rides Again: A very frequent bus network for QueensCap'n Transithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-26491489017832803302011-05-19T17:27:05.353-04:002011-05-19T17:27:05.353-04:00You mention Kissena Blvd having three high frequen...You mention Kissena Blvd having three high frequency routes. I'm a transportation professional and lifelong bus fan who grew up at the outer end of the section where all three routes share Kissena Blvd. Despite this level service, in peak and, especially off-peak, service was rotten enough to discourage discretionary rides by those with available alternate means (walk, bike, car, teleportation via CB radio). Guide-a-Rides, intermodal transfers, bus stop shelters and on-board maps-all wonderful innovations-helped very little. It was common to wait 15 - 20 minutes for a Q17, 25 or 27 to come, even at 8 PM on a weeknight. Its so infuriating to the customer to be subjected to long waits and bunching during hours that the system clearly isn't stressed by congestion. Once that first or second family car is purchsed the battle is lost. It wouldnt be so bad if they purchased and used bikes though. I have very little faith that such problems will be resolved. The political will to deal with it head on and have a Toronto-quality surface system can only materialize after all the cars starve for lack of fuel and blow away with the wind. Thats is when the transit constituency will be viewed as worthy of attention (funding/top management).pAYYORFAREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12858297518290442010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-91974347430125943422010-09-07T19:01:49.163-04:002010-09-07T19:01:49.163-04:00No, actually very few of the express routes use 34...No, actually very few of the express routes use 34th. The reason they're adding it is because it fits Bloomberg and JSK's ideas of urban renewal, whereas 125th would require them to invest money in an ungentrified neighborhood.Alon Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195377309045184452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-46929174428810488992010-09-07T15:29:58.184-04:002010-09-07T15:29:58.184-04:00Aren't they putting SBS on 34th Street because...Aren't they putting SBS on 34th Street because all of the express routes use it?George Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288033149559815848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-89617396306880879382010-09-07T09:15:07.665-04:002010-09-07T09:15:07.665-04:00How many other routes would taking the threshold f...How many other routes would taking the threshold from 8 to 10 minutes add?James Dowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11058389162481491681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-87542312166160330902010-09-07T09:11:39.758-04:002010-09-07T09:11:39.758-04:00Based on Jarrett's post, I made something simi...Based on Jarrett's post, I made something similar for a number of cities.<br /><br />http://routefriend.com/frequencymap.html<br /><br />It's generated automatically from the schedule data. What do you think?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07052115379347179338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-42106021513837384212010-09-07T03:40:15.195-04:002010-09-07T03:40:15.195-04:00Cap'n, I like your 10-minute midday rule. The ...Cap'n, I like your 10-minute midday rule. The reason is that New York is inconsistent on when frequent service ends in the evening. I've done a <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=101907365439251923090.00048fa4f8f51ba36e394&ll=40.775667,-73.881855&spn=0.039908,0.090895&z=14" rel="nofollow">Manhattan map</a> and it turns out that the interlining problem solves itself with that definition. On 5th/Madison, the M1-4 are all near-misses, so only the trunk line is frequent. On 3rd/Lex, only the M101 is frequent. In neither case is there a problem with splitting frequent lines.<br /><br />P.S. Almost alone among the major two-way streets, 3th Street doesn't have a single frequent route. The M34 and M16 are both near-misses. So remind me again why they're SBSifying 34th and not any other crosstown Manhattan street?Alon Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195377309045184452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-81475150227593783592010-09-07T03:08:42.608-04:002010-09-07T03:08:42.608-04:00The MTA should've realized that the long-term ...The MTA should've realized that the long-term savings on subway construction exceed the short-term capital costs. When it gets to the point where you are running buses every 4 minutes during middays on 2 adjacent corridors (the Q111/Q113 and Q4/Q5/Q84/Q85 (and N4, which could've been cut back to the Queens county line is there was a subway)), that is the time to realize that you need to expand the subway coverage into those neighborhoods.George Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288033149559815848noreply@blogger.com