The line for the #Q23 was so long that it actually wrapped around back towards the #bus stop. No frequent service here!

Unfortunately all of these people will likely have to board the bus one by one at the front, because we insist upon charging fares upon entry for a service that should be free. I imagine that takes a while.

#Queens #MTA #Transit #nyc #FreeTransit #6MinuteService

@THECITY While it may seem paradoxical given the upfront cost, #MTA should just implement #6MinuteService. It could pay for itself with ≈ 110 million additional riders – maybe less (representing a cumulative ridership that's still less than 70% of pre-pandemic levels, so not too tough an ask).

@Andres4NY Gotcha. Either way, the subway needs #6MinuteService (or better!), like yesterday.

Oh man, fuck thaaaaaat.

#MTA needs #6MinuteService desperately. #Queens #NYC #NYCSubway

For all its flaws, #GrandCentralMadison has allowed me to take the 🚆 to work on office days much more often than in time past.

We still have a ways to go as far as transit improvements go, from #6MinuteService on the NYC subway to #RegionalRail on MNR/LIRR.

Had a great time at the St. Pat's for All Parade yesterday, getting the word out about the Riders Alliance #6MinuteService campaign - my neighbors were excited! Glad to meet other volunteers and finally meet Danny Pearlstein (who took the photo) and Danna Dennis. Great as always to see Senator Gianaris and Jim Burke; appreciating their leadership on this issue!

@bobacyclist The NYC Subway needs #6MinuteService *yesterday*! (The D in The Bronx was much the same way, so I empathize.)

OMG I love this

RT @RidersAlliance@twitter.com

We’re with @KhaleelAnderson@twitter.com talking to bus riders about how #6minuteservice would improve commutes

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/RidersAlliance/status/1616115379671302144

@vanshnook A little late to the party here, but this has me thinking. If MTA is now embracing LRT, could we use this to promote LRT/tram conversions for some of the city's busiest bus corridors (coughFordhamRoadcough)?

On IBX itself, that Middle Village jughandle seems more troublesome than it's worth (build the tunnel), and 10-minutes-or-worse off-peak service shouldn't be on the table. #6MinuteService

RT @votejgr@twitter.com

Building off of advocacy for #6minuteservice with @RidersAlliance@twitter.com & @TransAlt@twitter.com we want:

1️⃣ the rejecting of a fare hike
2️⃣ funding frequent service
3️⃣ to get to free buses

I’ll be introducing a bill to remit internet marketplace sales tax revenue directly to the MTA budget.

Hold up. There's a lot to digest and organize rn:

1. Today's #FixtheMTA package by state pols
2. "Making New York Work for Everyone" panel/report
3. TransitCenter's Renewing the New York Railroads

Related:

4. Complete Streets Funding Bill
5. Riders Alliance's #6MinuteService (subways + top 100 buses)
6. MTA's local bus network redesigns
7. Transportation Alternatives' #NYC25x25 and #SpatialEquityNYC

Anything missing?

@vanshnook If a fare increase is inevitable, then we need to mitigate the negative effects. Implement #6MinuteService (use fare increase to offset cost of service increase) and reform #FairFares to simplify qualification and implementation so that the most vulnerable don't get priced out of transit.
Of course, it'd help tremendously if MTA gets its costs under control.

@vanshnook Past a certain point, however, the discouraged ridership from higher fares would negate any "additional revenue", just as depressed ridership from service cuts would negate any "savings".
I wouldn't go past $3 for subways and buses.
As I mentioned in my recent blog post, if #6MinuteService attracts a mere 91 million additional riders (which, when added to current 2022 ridership, is still well below pre-pandemic levels), the service increases would pay for themselves.

@Alon @a320lga #6minuteservice as in a uniform headway of six minutes per lettered/numbered service?

Because yeah, that's on the mark, an interlined system needs uniform headways even if demand differs somewhat between services

In New York, #6MinuteService has many benefits. One underrated one: NYCT planners, as @a320lga points out in https://homesignalblog.wordpress.com/2022/09/03/the-subways-broken-schedules/, are understaffed even with 284 positions - because the scheduling in New York is unusually complex. Different lines that share tracks run on different frequencies that sometimes clash; frequency on each line is micromanaged based on peak crowding. As a result, some one-off schedules for diversions are literally impossible. Simpler services are easier to timetable.