NYC based transit nerd I like traveling and transit and I'll post some videos about it from time to time.
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On one hand, I believe that these changes are great for Queens. But I live in East Queens. From what I've seen, there is nothing really being changed out here, except for the new routes Q75 and Q110. I actually really liked the first draft that I've seen of the plan, which had the Q75 going from Little Neck to QCM via Horace Harding Expressway. It also had the mentioned Q78 route just become the revised Q27. Either way, I really liked those routes and wanted to see them implemented. There were a lot of other amazing changes that I liked from that version. The MTA unfortunately decided otherwise. This whole plan is based on feedback, so I believe a lot of people spoke out against the changes and wanted things to be the same. If this is true, this is immensely disappointing. I am also disappointed with the Q36, a bus route that I believe could be a game changing route for East Queens if it was improved. However, all they have done is reroute it through Springfield Blvd and make it run from 4 AM - 10 PM instead of 5 AM - 9 PM. The abysmal 15 minute frequency still remains as well. I'm disappointed in New York, and especially with the decision to not implement congestion pricing. It just seems like transit is taking a nosedive from this point. I hope we can fix things before it's too late.
The Q37 being extended to JFK is a terrible idea. That bus is going to be extremely crowded. I already gave feedback concerning that bus since it's the bus I take. Many South Ozone Park residents are going to be livid since stops in South Ozone Park are eliminated in the final draft. It should be left the way it is now.
So I actually bought them a long time ago when I first visited Bright Line right in late 2021. I found it recently and while I do love the design on the back, I’m iffy on how the cards themselves look.
I love the open gang way design, but wouldve been nice to extend it longer than just two cars. Quick question though, what is the purpose of heated floor tiles? I can't even fathom what issue thatd solve
Based on their proposal, limited routes stay limited their entire route, and are focused on connecting neighborhoods. While rush routes make local stops in a pick up area and then make limited stops to the nearest subway station.
Okay, here are the issues I have with this video are these. It appears you're doing mostly voice-over, which is courteous. But there's also LOTS of real-time narration, and I don't think that is polite. I can imagine, given that you said it's a peaceful environment on Brightline, that your narration is super-annoying to other first class passengers. The seats are reserved so it's not like people can move away from you. It's kind of superfluous and it does not add any value to your video. E.g. , train stopped. That's what trains do! That does not characterize a train voyage as "chaotic and it definitely does not need your ongoing verbal description.. Worse, you're filming LOTS of passengers without their permission. If that was me, I'd be furious. You can tell at least a few are annoyed. It's not a terrible video, and there's some good information here, but it's not like there haven't been dozens of others on RU-vid pretty much just like this. I think amateur videographers and content makers need to be a LOT more aware of the rights of others and try to be as unobtrusive as possible. This video just seems so invasive.
I will say, ever since the redesign took effect in Suffolk County, I can see that so many routes have been improved with service, the one thing that impressed me the most is that Suffolk County Transit has timed point at their major hubs where almost all the buses leave at the same exact same time, imo NICE bus should have something similar to that.
I will say one thing, though the MTA really should complete the Second Avenue expansion, I mean they are prioritizing so much project but not completing one project at the rate they're going with all these project I believe all these projects will be complete until the 23rd century which is a hell of a long time
I recently moved farther away to south eastern Queens neighboring long island and I took the express bus from midtown to the last stop in Queens and it took me about 1 hour to get home. I then compared it to the LIRR and it took me just short of an hour so I'd say the LIRR is the winner from personal experience.
A very good video but you didn't include any. passenger numbers! Normally 1 year is about enough time to allow people to transition to a new transit option so it would be interesting to see if numbers after 1 year are at or near expected usage. Also, has this new terminal increased usage of transit generally? Has Penn station seen a decrease in passengers?
Even if the Express Bus won, it would've only been about a 10 minute difference. I would say that's not worth paying $7.00 over the $2.90 fare for the Subway. Better to leave earlier to get to your destination and save yourself $4.10. 😊
It seems like the fastest way would be to take the E train to Manhattan, change to the A train at the earliest opportunity, and let the A train book it to Chambers St.
There are even faster routes I could've taken granted I wasn't intentionally being picky, I could've taken the first F gotten lucky with an R train at Queens plaza and transferred at Lexington Ave for a downtown 4/5 if I really wanted to get there fast. However I want to make the premise of this to be simple and easy for people to understand so sometimes simple is better, regardless it wouldn't have changed the outcome.
Yeah the price of Amtrak has on some routes are definitely made to deter people. For example when I was looking for a train from NY Penn to Philadelphia 30th Street, the long distance train was $118 while the Keystone leaving a half hour later was $35. I guess you can figure out what I chose.
Yeah ithis usually makes more sense last minute when everything is expensive, or if you're lucky and traveling early/late enough for the Palmetto and can get a night owl fare.
