NICE BUS SHUTTLES
In 2011, NICE (Nassau Inter County Express) took over from MTA Long Island Bus. Philosophically, I USUALLY SUPPORT Private over Public. Unfortunately, I think NICE BUS has made TOO MANY Mistakes & I think MTA Long ILsnad Bus should take over Nassau & Suffolk County Transit.
NICE Bus Operates 3 Shuttle Routes, 2 of them used to be Bus Routes, & 1 New Shuttle Route. I would like to address these 3 Routes in this Blog.
The First Shuttle is the Mercy Medical Shuttle. This Shuttle USED to be the N17 Route. The N17 operated between the Hempstead Transit Center, which is located across the Street from the Hempstead LIRR Station, & the Rockville Centre LIRR Station. The N17 served Hempstead, Mercy Hospital & Rockville Centre. Currently, this Shuttle…
QUEENS BUS REDESIGN: THE GREEN ROUTES
In the last 3 Blogs, I gave my thoughts & feelings about the Queens Bus Redesign. The Proposed Blue Routes are your Slect Bus Service Routes, The Proposed Purple Routes are your Limited/Get to the Subway as fast as Possible Routes & the Proposed Red Routes are the Better Connection Routes. This Blog, We will Discuss the Proposed Green Routes, which are your Proposed Better Serve the Underserved Routes.
The Current Q22 operates 24/7 between Roxbury & the Far Rockway A Train Subway & Far Rokaway LIRR Station. The Proposed Q22 would operate 17 Hours a Day between Rockaway Park Subway Station & Cedarhurst in Nassau County. I DO Support extending the Q22 from the Far Rockaway A Train Station & LIRR Station to Cedarhurst BUT would extend it to 5 …
MY REACTION TO THE QUEENS BUS REDESIGN: THE RED ROUTES
This Blog will deal with the Proposed Red Routes of the Queens Bus Redesign. The Purpose of the Red Routes is Moving rapidly across the County. In the last 2 blogs, I discussed the Proposed Blue & Purple Routes. As I read this Proposal, the Blue Routes are your Select Bus Service Routes & your Purple Routes are your Limited Routes.The Red & Green Routes would be your Local Routes.
The Proposed Q10 would connect LGA Marine Air Terminal with Queens Center Mall via 81st & 82nd Streets, Hampton Street, 90th & 92nd Streets. Going to Queens Center Mall, the Proposed Q10 would travel along 59th Avenue to Junction Blvd to 62nd Drive to Queens Blvd. Going to LGA Airport Air Marine Terminal, the Propsed Q10 would travel along Queens Blvd to 90th Stre…
MY REACTION TO THE QUEENS BUS REDESIGN: BLUE & PURPLE ROUTES--PART 2
In the Last Blog, I reacted to the Proposed Blue Routes of the Queens Bus Redesign, IN this Blog, I will react to the Proposed Purple Routes of the Queens Bus Redesign. The Proposed Purple Routes Purpose is Get to the Subway as fast as Possible. All of the Proposed Purple Routes would have Local & Non Stop Sections of the Route.
The Propsed New Q30 would travel between Downtown Flushing & Fresh Meadows. The Route would go along Kissena Blvd, Sanford Avenue & Parsons Blvd to 46th Avenue. It would then take 46th Avenue to Utopia Parkway. Between Flushing & Utopia Parkway would be the NON-Stop Section of the Route. It would then take Utopia Parkway to the LIE Service Road, LIE Service Road to 188th Street & then 188th Street to the New Termina…
MY REACTION TO THE QUEENS BUS REDESIGN: BLUE & PURPLE ROUTES
On December 30th, 2019, the MTA released the Draft Proposal for the Queens Bus Redesign. In the Last Blog, I reacted to the Redesign of the Express Bus Routes in Queens County. In this Blog & the Next 3 Blogs, I will react to the Local, Limited & Select Bus Service Routes of the Draft Proposal of the Queens Bus Resdesign. The MTA Broke it down to 4 Colors: Blue, Purple, Red & Green. In this Blog, I will react to the Proposd Blue Routes. In addition, they Changed ALL of the Route Numbers.
Based on How I read this Map, The Blue Routes are your Select Bus Service Routes. To Quote from the Redesign Plan from the MTA Website, This is How they describe the Blue Routes.
Service Type: Connecting High Demand Areas (BLUE).
Service designed to connect …