tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post7435134221374431213..comments2024-02-01T04:37:41.878-05:00Comments on Cap'n Transit Rides Again: MTA Bus outdoes NYC TransitCap'n Transithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-45511351299811628852012-06-10T21:44:41.405-04:002012-06-10T21:44:41.405-04:00I just realized: The Q64 only touches one subway l...I just realized: The Q64 only touches one subway line, but it acts as a feeder to an express station on that line (the QBL)George Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288033149559815848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-61101548310969021332010-08-18T23:51:15.570-04:002010-08-18T23:51:15.570-04:00Also, here is the bus map showing LI Bus Routes so...Also, here is the bus map showing LI Bus Routes so you can see the kinds of areas they serve (low-density, high-density, transit hubs, etc): http://mta.info/libus/maplibus.pdfGeorge Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288033149559815848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-53054951951085416582010-08-18T23:28:43.237-04:002010-08-18T23:28:43.237-04:00Sorry for posting this so much later, but, do you ...Sorry for posting this so much later, but, do you want to do a post about Long Island Bus in Nassau County? The document is at: http://mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/100125_1617_service2010-libus.pdf<br /><br />That would be interesting to discuss how suburban living can have an adverse effect on the efficiency of bus routes. The average bus route costs $2.55 per person in Nassau County, with about a 54% farebox recovery ratio (the average fare paid is $1.38). That, and you can discuss how the more efficient routes tend to go towards Queens, connecting with the subway.George Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288033149559815848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-43689331135557097372010-05-26T00:19:47.312-04:002010-05-26T00:19:47.312-04:00And I was serious in my answer to your question on...And I was serious in my answer to your question on the earlier post, George: Do you think that the use of an unlimited monthly Metrocard counts as a "fare paid"?Cap'n Transithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-67211026168990703382010-05-23T21:34:31.318-04:002010-05-23T21:34:31.318-04:00Like I said on the previous topic, certain routes ...Like I said on the previous topic, certain routes have higher average fares paid than other routes. Routes that serve as feeders to the subway probably have a higher percentage of people paying with transfers, and therefore a lower fare paid than a route that is long enough to serve multiple destinations by itself.<br /> Since many of these routes were previously owned by private companies, it makes sense that they would pick out the more profitable corridors, which would explain the higher fare recovery ratios than the NYC Transit routes.George Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288033149559815848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-80792243147230643742010-02-21T00:32:45.098-05:002010-02-21T00:32:45.098-05:00Most government entities use cash basis accounting...Most government entities use cash basis accounting, which means that they aren't accounting for depreciation, and capital budgets are kept separate. <br /><br />Even in the case of using accrual accounting, with an average useful life of 20 years for a bus, a 10% operating surplus is more than enough to result in an operating profit after depreciation.saosebastiaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12337474756701788664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-1915452639023971342010-02-20T17:28:18.638-05:002010-02-20T17:28:18.638-05:00It seems highly unlikely that an operating surplus...It seems highly unlikely that an operating surplus in the 2% to 18% range would be enough for an operating profit. Even if you exclude full cost for things like depreciation on roads that are generally cross-subsidized by someone else, there will still be capital costs to take into account before before being able to declare an operating profit. <br /><br />I take it that you mean an operating surplus.BruceMcFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08502035881761277885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-3223734563916886032010-02-18T12:21:30.685-05:002010-02-18T12:21:30.685-05:00I guess a general observation I can make is that b...I guess a general observation I can make is that bus services as a product tends to follow market principles - something our politicians have ignored for a long time. People take the bus more (and make it profitable) if its cheaper and more convenient than the alternatives, and vice versa. <br /><br />Our politicians and car companies believe that we always prefer cars because they are somehow "better." In reality, people are more pragmatic than that and choose whatever mode of transportation suits them best for a given trip.CityLightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07877603807943730606noreply@blogger.com