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Working towards an enhanced multi-modal passenger transportation network. President of @collegecoachbus and @catcharide_bus

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@EfficientAG @RAILMag @AirlineFlyer @the_transit_guy @alon_levy @YIMBY_Princeton @A320Lga @Union_Tpke @UrbanJerseyGuy @GeorgeFTrain @Zmapper @bensh__ @mdasilva1563

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Can anyone tell me the capacity of a PATH PA-5 car? The closest I can find is an article about PATH extending to 9 cars saying it will accommodate an additional 110 people, but it's about the same dimensions as a R188, which an 11-car 7 train holds an avg of 183 people per car

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Don't ever let anyone tell you that there's no market for public transportation in Puerto Rico. El famoso tapón de la 52

Bumper to bumper from the intersection of PR-22/PR-18 all the way to Trujillo Alto via PR-17 and PR-181

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@AirlineFlyer Is the MTA bus over the Bayonne bridge to HBLR still a thing? Not that it would help you on this route

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@hsrgood @alanthefisher Wait, there's no way these are still in regular operation!? I took a joyride during a Greyhound layover maybe 6-8 years back

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@davsot @Rafa_CathPR Pero esa ruta por las autopistas es peor para aceso a los puntos centrales. Por la calle funcionará si convierten Ponce de Leon en camino exclusivo para transporte colectivo y utilicen la tecnología para que los semáforos son sincronizados con los trenes

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@davsot Por eso creo que debe convertir PdL en un camino exclusivo para el transporte público, bicicleta, y peatones y deja Fernández Juncos para los vehículos personales (con un carril para bicicletas)

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@mis2chavos @davsot Una vía principal para Santurce, o una vía principal para pasar de un lado al otro? PdL es un camino central para la comunidad y su diseño/uso debe representar esto. Creo que Fernández Juncos sería más apto para los que quieren pasar por Santurce en carro para llegar a otro punto

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@mdasilva1563 @YIMBY_Princeton @Union_Tpke @A320Lga @upzonenj @UrbanJerseyGuy @2AvSagas @alon_levy @Zmapper @bensh__ @JamesLLlamas @_blahblahblah My point tho is that it shouldn't have to be that way. They're allowed on FDR for a short stretch, so there's no reason they're forced to use local streets rather than West Side Highway

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Anyone know why buses aren't allowed on Henry Hudson Parkway from midtown to the GWB? Weight limit is 22 tons, clearances are fine (don't ask me how I know), and Academy even has permits for certain work to use it. Seems like a decent alt for buses coming from north of GWB

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@JamesLLlamas @YIMBY_Princeton @Union_Tpke @A320Lga @upzonenj @UrbanJerseyGuy @2AvSagas @alon_levy @Zmapper @bensh__ @mdasilva1563 @_blahblahblah My point exactly. Many Peter Pan and Greyhound drivers just say fuck it and run West Side Highway anyway and risk the ticket, and some will even go Lincoln Tunnel + GWB/Tappan Zee. Going via local streets is a nightmare most times

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@YIMBY_Princeton @Union_Tpke @A320Lga @upzonenj @UrbanJerseyGuy @2AvSagas @alon_levy @Zmapper @bensh__ @JamesLLlamas @mdasilva1563 @_blahblahblah You're forgetting everything coming from New England that gets stuck running local Manhattan streets, and Bronx express buses. The market is predominently midtown, so regardless of where a bus is coming from, most of them want to reach midtown. GWBBT is inconvenient for most.

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@mdasilva1563 That's basically the only reasoning I can see for it, especially with transit. With regular buses like charter, I can see NYS not trusting drivers to not fuck up and go past the GWB

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@ThunderWolf08 Why the aversion always to restoring abandoned/rail trailed ROWs? Why add pointless mileage when the better option is still available

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@iloveportwine @cory_ep It opens the door for major operational complexities

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@TheLIRRToday @LIRR It's not even that it's not the most critical to fix. Private ops serve much smaller populations both in terms of ridership & regionality, where as LIRR is traversing the entirety of LI serving various markets. The ops with smaller scope are the ones who need to match, not LIRR