Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Comments on April 28th Schedules

* They added some SIM1C service in the late AM rush which will alleviate some overcrowding, but why didn't they extend the span of the SIM10 back to 9:10am? Would've been more efficient (and the same applies to the PM rush)
* Still haven't fixed coordination issues between SIM3C & SIM33C for weekday inbound service.
* Still haven't addressed weekend inbound SIM4C runtime issues (excess runtime) between Huguenot/Woodrow & ETC.
* SIM6 starts from 56th & Lexington at 2pm instead of 2:35pm which is good, and it's even earlier than the X5 did (at 2:15pm)
* SIM4X/8X excess runtime issues seem to have been addressed (and they even addressed the PM runtime on the Manhattan side for the SIM4X which is good)
* Looks like they cut a couple of SIM8 buses in the AM rush (but it should be alright now that they added the Christopher Lane stop on the SIM8X).
* Their addressing the excess runtime in the evenings for the "via NJ" routes by shaving off one minute is honestly an insult to my repeated requests to have this addressed. You could shave off 6-8 minutes with no problem. The SIM8 only needs about 15-18 minutes from 57th & Lexington to 42nd & 8th on a typical weeknight, not 22 minutes. For that matter, there's also no need to add runtime to the early PM rush (those buses around 2pm)
* SIM4C should travel no further north than 23rd Street when the SIM8 operates. Same for the SIM1C vs. SIM10.
* Adjustments to the SIM25 runtimes between Tottenville and Woodrow Road (I still think they could shave off another 1-2 minutes but I guess it's a start).
* Redistribution of SIM30 trips to run a little more frequently in the early AM and a little less frequently in the late AM.
* Later SIM32 trip added at 7:05pm from Chambers.