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Proterra Model
Don’t know how you are posting - but the right side of the printed matter is truncated at ‘bus sys’ in the top line and all following data on each line. The pictures are not viewable.
If I were not “moderated” I would see the entire posting immediately and know there are problems. I will now try to find the original message, edit it to a noarrower format, and try posting again.
The photos were posted as part of the original posting, but were stripped in transmission. I downloaded them to a USB, but posting each one individually is very time-consouming. I need the edit button to do this efficiently in one posting.
In the previous but still not posted posting, my connection was grabbed and Gov. Cuomo’s message was substituted for the NYCTA’s message. Here is my original posting (except photos and captions) with an attempt to fit it into the frame of the Forum. I hope it works.
TA NYC Transit Unveils Comprehensive Plan to Reimagine Bus System & Deliver World-Class Bus Service to New Yorkers |
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NYC Transit Bus Plan Includes Complete Review & Overhaul of Bus Route Network, All-Door Boarding, Double-Decker and Electric Bus Trials, Real-Time Seat Availability Info, Technology to Reduce Bus Bunching, and Simpler, Interactive Route Maps Plan Reflects Input from Customers, Transit Advocates, and Industry Experts |
Meanwhile a trip from Hamburg NY to the Hospital took 3 hours with 2 of those hours spent in breakdown waiting for repair on a 2005 bus.
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DECEMBER 17, 2019
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NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s largest public bus system rolled out its first all-electric articulated bus Sunday under a plan to convert New York City’s transit agency to a zero-emissions fleet by 2040.
The new vehicle was deployed on one of Manhattan’s busiest crosstown routes, the 14th Street busway. By March, the route will have 15 electric-articulated buses, which are 60-foot-long vehicles connected in the middle with a joint. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to spend $1.1 billion to modify depots for electric operations and purchase about 500 electric buses for all five boroughs under its 2020-2024 Capital Plan.
The transit agency currently operates 10 electric standard buses that are leased under a three-year pilot program launched in 2018 to test the technology. The vehicles are quieter than conventional buses in addition to having no tailpipe emissions.
I have almost never used the buses on Manhatte Island and there are subway stations within 2-3 blocks of most places. I would sugest Uber Shuttle buses that cover districts that take people from door to door. Also cost of Taxis is too much in city. Lower the cost of Taxi medalians
I don’t think increasing use of Uber or the number of taxis on the streets are good ways of improving and increasing the use of public transit.
Buses have a place in a good and flexible urban transit system, and I am happy the New York finds ways to improve their service.
I do think that light rail also has a place, even with comprehensive bus, subway, and commuter rail systems. In addition to the Mayor’s Brooklyn-Queens waterfront proposal, Broadway north of Columbus Circle in Manhattan and Surf Avenue. Coney Island, Brooklyn, are logical locations.