555Dial_Agay, 21 days ago to transit

#bus #mta #transit #buslane

rbellinger, 8 months ago to nyc

Here is the type of "hustle" that can be achieved in Eric Adams' dysfunctional #NYC.

A tour bus operator introduces a cute "tea around town service." But the bus needs to be replenished after each run. So the company sets up a food truck in the 42nd Street #buslane , all day every day. The bus then parks behind the truck to take on provisions. The food truck has blocked every a.m. and p.m. bus commuter for over 2 weeks.

#buslanes #transit

Side view from across the street of a black and white food truck (labeled Donkey's Steaks Place) parked in a bus lane with a double deck tour bus labeled Tea Around Town parked behind it. The bus lane across the street is marked with red paint, as is the bus lane in the foreground. The buildings of midtown Manhattan, including a glass office tower and several multistory brick buildings, stand in the background.
Aerial photo into the 42nd Street canyon of buildings showing city bus pulling out of bus lane to bypass food truck and tour bus parked in bus lane. A line of yellow cabs facing the opposite direction waits at a red signal

TiffyBelle, 9 months ago to UnitedKingdom

When is a bus not a bus? Bus fined for using bus lane.

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23717998.newcastle-promoters-fined-using-vintage-double-decker-bus-lane/

Pretty amusing story on the surface, but it seems the fine is justified. Busses for the purposes of bus lane usage are defined as "vehicles with at least 10 seats" but if the lane is specifically marked as a "Local Bus Lane" it's specific to busses running local authorized routes.

TIL when a bus isn't a bus.

@unitedkingdom @casualuk #UnitedKingdom #UK #Bus #News #BusLane #TrafficLaw

enobacon, 10 months ago to random

If someone installed a guerrilla #BusLane, how long would it last before it got removed by the city? Asking for a friend.

enobacon, 11 months ago to portland

"unlike a light rail train, the shuttle won't be able to avoid getting stuck in traffic, so replacing a train with a shuttle isn't a one-to-one match" 🙃 if only somebody could do something about that #pdxTraffic! Like, if one of the many many car lanes to the airport could be a #busLane ¯_(ツ)_/¯ #Portland #TriMet #FuckTedWheeler #ClimateInaction

https://www.portlandmercury.com/transportation/2023/06/12/46554673/four-month-pause-on-max-red-line-service-to-pdx-starts-this-weekend