i've never had sex on a bus
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 18:23 (fifteen years ago) link
btw if congestion pricing really led to a long term improvement in public transportation id grudgingly support it even tho i philosophically disagree w/its approach - id much rather see an acknowledgment that public transpo is a worthwhile thing to spend tax money on
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 18:24 (fifteen years ago) link
city should replace all buses w/trams - trams are rad imo
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 18:25 (fifteen years ago) link
also i want some BULLET TRAINS up in this bitch asap
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 18:28 (fifteen years ago) link
You can have my city buses when you pry them outta my cold, dead, fuck you, guy. Buses have made my social life possible on many occasions.
― How can there be male ladybugs? (Laurel), Wednesday, 25 March 2009 18:31 (fifteen years ago) link
jet packs are the only real solution
― from crass encino (velko), Wednesday, 25 March 2009 18:33 (fifteen years ago) link
trams scare the fuck outta me.. so silent.. so heavy
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 18:34 (fifteen years ago) link
but laurel srsly more subways would be better right - u cant tell me u like stopping every three blocks and then waiting while some old lady drags her ass up the steps then waiting at a red light - also on the bus theres always at least one guy crying blood which is pretty weird
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 18:36 (fifteen years ago) link
yes but aside from 2nd Ave subway, new subways will come when we are all dead.
― Past a Diving Jeter (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 25 March 2009 18:39 (fifteen years ago) link
(if then)
Pretty sure the bus would be more awesome if some guy were crying blood instead of just eleventy old ladies with their grocery shopping being on the bus, jho.
And "more subways" will NEVER be a substitute for buses because buses use the same infrastructure as cars and the routes can be altered over time, whereas subways require huge stand-alone investment. Buses will always be decades ahead of trains in terms of reaching outskirts of any metro area; tbh the trains may never catch up at all, if the bus systems work for people over time.
xp yah what Morbs said.
― How can there be male ladybugs? (Laurel), Wednesday, 25 March 2009 18:40 (fifteen years ago) link
tracer buses dont count as they are nothing but purveyors of depression and disease - not sure how many times i have to explain this to u
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, March 25, 2009 2:19 PM (20 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
are you just talking about buses in Manhattan? cause many brooklyn buses work quite well and quickly (hello B61)
― mizzell, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 18:41 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, I hear good things abt the B61. Also I adore the B48 like my own mother, and the B65 is pretty useful too.
― How can there be male ladybugs? (Laurel), Wednesday, 25 March 2009 18:42 (fifteen years ago) link
http://scoopsnoodle.com/bus/CrosstownEnnui.jpg
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 18:43 (fifteen years ago) link
obv fuk a bus in manhattan until age 125.
― mizzell, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 18:44 (fifteen years ago) link
i know this pod car shit will never work but its quite adorable anyway and the idea of going anywhere in the system w/o transferring is amazing http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/10/personal-pod--1.html
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 18:49 (fifteen years ago) link
ive been known to fuck w/ the b26 and the b46--i never liked buses but w/ the recent jay st. to utica debacle i have been taking the bus more often & it sort of rules
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, 25 March 2009 18:52 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.c-we.com/piranha/sleeper1.jpg
― Past a Diving Jeter (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 25 March 2009 18:57 (fifteen years ago) link
the pod would be great, apart from the vast quantities of various bodily fluids that would quickly accumulate in every single one
― nabisco, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 18:57 (fifteen years ago) link
i mean that is basically like "subways: now with even more masturbation"
― nabisco, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 18:58 (fifteen years ago) link
lol wired magazine
so these pods' big selling point over mass transit is "privacy" and "security"? since when were those actual issues for people trying to get to work??
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 22:29 (fifteen years ago) link
whenever i think of wired magazine i think of "smart drinks". it is basically just the gizmo section of playboy with 6000 extra words of pop-psych justification.
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 22:32 (fifteen years ago) link
Blame 'Gang of Three' traitors - Carl Kruger, Ruben Diaz Sr. and Pedro Espada - for MTA fare hike
― mookieproof, Thursday, 26 March 2009 21:58 (fifteen years ago) link
i've been taking buses every saturday in 2009 pretty much, what with the constant delays & trackwork on the Q, not to mention the weekends where the L was only running between brooklyn & manhattan every fifteen minutes. I leave my house later, take the bus, and get to work earlier. B48 is my fave--in fact two or more of my recent Laurel=spottings have been while on, getting off, or waiting for the bus. Hi Laurel!
also the mta can go fuck itself and i promise this is the spring i fix my bike.
― ian, Thursday, 26 March 2009 22:21 (fifteen years ago) link
i took the b48 after our trade the other night, great experience, dropped me off right near the b26, took about as long, if not shorter, than it would have taken for me to take the S to the C
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Thursday, 26 March 2009 22:22 (fifteen years ago) link
the S!!
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 26 March 2009 23:18 (fifteen years ago) link
the S within Brooklyn no less. b48 is classic latenight williamsburg -> pros. heights transit.
― ian, Thursday, 26 March 2009 23:27 (fifteen years ago) link
there's no commuter tax?!? wtf, I paid one pre-'92 from NJ.
No, there still is. Live in NJ, work in NYC, you pay some X% new york city income tax, in addition to your NJ state tax and NY state tax. Dumb.
― lyra, Friday, 27 March 2009 00:13 (fifteen years ago) link
uh-uh. it was repealed in 1999. bloomberg has tried to reinstate it, but hasn't been able to.
― paper plans (tipsy mothra), Friday, 27 March 2009 15:03 (fifteen years ago) link
trams scare the fuck outta me.. so silent.. so heavy― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 13:34 (2 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 13:34 (2 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
I've been trying to a find a list of famous people killed by trams but other than Gaudi, I got nothing.
― Prince of Persia (Ed), Friday, 27 March 2009 15:19 (fifteen years ago) link
probably a coverup by the influential tram lobby
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Friday, 27 March 2009 15:25 (fifteen years ago) link
roosevelt island tram is rad they hav their own tokens
― ice cr?m, Friday, 27 March 2009 15:32 (fifteen years ago) link
The doomsday clock on MTA funding is running down, but we're not out of time just yet. We need to keep the pressure on Albany, urging our elected officials to stand up for transit. To that end we invite you to join us in Union Square, South Plaza on Tuesday, April 28th from 5:30pm-7:30pm for a rally. We need to send a clear message that New Yorkers are united against 25% fare increases and service cuts. We hope you can make it.
New Yorkers Against the Fare Hikes and Service Cuts Rally Union Square, South Plaza Tuesday, April 28, 2009 5:30pm-7:30pm
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 24 April 2009 11:24 (fifteen years ago) link
is union sq the best venue for 'serious political demonstration'?
― corps of discovery (schlump), Friday, 24 April 2009 13:51 (fifteen years ago) link
id think city hall would make more sense, if only because its closer to all the subways
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Friday, 24 April 2009 13:52 (fifteen years ago) link
and further away from most fringe groups weekly sit-and-chat
― corps of discovery (schlump), Friday, 24 April 2009 17:04 (fifteen years ago) link
also isn't there still all that crap and fencing going on over there, how can you even effectively gather.
― pollster grifter (the schef (adam schefter ha ha)), Friday, 24 April 2009 17:36 (fifteen years ago) link
To Ed upthread: no tram deaths come to mind immediately, but Frida Kahlo was in a horrible tram crash aged 18. The pole she was holding basically snapped and impaled her uterus. Or, as a flatmate once asked, rhetorically: 'is that the bird who took a metal pole up her jaxy?'
― suggest bánh mi (suzy), Friday, 24 April 2009 17:44 (fifteen years ago) link
feel free to organize a Noise protest.
The new E/F RUSH HOUR TRACK WORK advisory is a howler.
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 24 April 2009 18:07 (fifteen years ago) link
ha ha ha, i took a photo of that this morning. it's like they're not even trying. and it's just arbitrarily until the end of the year: why not FEWER TRAINS AT RUSH HOURS FOREVER with an economy pie-chart that looks like a sad face.
― corps of discovery (schlump), Friday, 24 April 2009 19:27 (fifteen years ago) link
A friend said RUSH HOUR TRACK WORK? HAVE AN ACCIDENT & DIE
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 24 April 2009 19:35 (fifteen years ago) link
your friend sounds angry.
― pollster grifter (the schef (adam schefter ha ha)), Friday, 24 April 2009 19:42 (fifteen years ago) link
his friend... was me
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Friday, 24 April 2009 19:44 (fifteen years ago) link
anger is the foundation of their friendship
― elmo argonaut, Friday, 24 April 2009 19:45 (fifteen years ago) link
max sounds angry
― pollster grifter (the schef (adam schefter ha ha)), Friday, 24 April 2009 19:46 (fifteen years ago) link
i was SO MAD
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Friday, 24 April 2009 21:15 (fifteen years ago) link
Subway and bus riders who buy unlimited-ride MetroCards before fares go up on May 31 must begin using them by June 8 to receive the full present value of the cards, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced on Thursday.
The cut-off date is intended in part to prevent hoarding. Given the deadline, stocking up on the cards before May 31 in the hopes of using them weeks and months later will not be a fruitful strategy.
On May 31, the price of a basic per-per-ride fare will rise to $2.50 from $2. The costs of the unlimited-ride cards, which most riders use, will also increase: to $9.50 from $7.50 for the one-day fun pass, to $31 from $25 for the seven-day card, to $59 from $47 for the 14-day and to $103 from $81 for the 30-day card.
Unlimited-ride cards bought at current prices will only be valid until the following dates: June 8 for the one-day fun pass, June 14 for the seven-day card, June 21 for the 14-day card and July 7 for the 30-day card.
― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 30 April 2009 18:06 (fifteen years ago) link
LADIES AND GENTLEMENAFTER AN EARLIER INCIDENTTRAINS ARE MOVING AT SLOWER SPEEDSPLEASE BE PATIENT
― moe greene dolphin street (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 2 May 2009 00:14 (fifteen years ago) link
time to get in biking shape.
― ian, Saturday, 2 May 2009 00:37 (fifteen years ago) link
Dear rider,
Congratulations! Last night, your phone calls, letters and emails were heard and acted upon by our elected officials in Albany. Because of you, millions of straphangers can breath a sigh of relief knowing their bus, train or commuter line will still be there on June 1st.
While not perfect, the new legislation halves the fare and toll increases, derails the service cuts and provides enough revenue for two years of capital repairs and rebuilding. Rest assured we will continue to fight for safe, decent and affordable transit, but today we can all celebrate a big victory for our 9 million neighbors.
What does the bill include?
A single-ride MetroCard will be $2.25, not $2.50;
The pay-per-ride discount will be 20% when you buy $7.50 or more;
A 30-day MetroCard will be $89, not $103;
Fare increases on LIRR and MetroNorth will be about 10% as opposed to the 25%-70% hikes in the MTA "Doomsday" budget;The Doomsday service cuts will not happen, maintaining current levels of service; andtwo years worth of capital funding will ensure the MTA has the basic resources needed to continue to rebuild the system.
With our sincerest thanks and gratitude, Gene, Cate and Jason
NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 8 May 2009 15:57 (fifteen years ago) link