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CactusBoyScout t1_ixtgfal wrote

Reply to comment by k1lk1 in MTA Open Stroller Pilot Program by Sherbet_Lemon_913

I’m still surprised that we don’t have bike racks on the front of our buses like countless other cities.

The city is building lots of bike lanes but somehow still doesn’t have this basic transit feature for cyclists.

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Nearby-Complaint t1_ixtu3la wrote

Yeah, my tiny hometown's bus system has bike racks on the front, I was shocked to not see them here

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birthdaycakefig t1_ixug76h wrote

A couple of lines do when they cross bridges that are not bike friendly/legal.

Part of me, even as a cyclist feels like bikes in public transit shouldn’t be encouraged but bike racks are a great solution since they aren’t inside.

Most cities won’t allow bikes inside subways because they can be annoying when the trains are full but it’s NyC, we can’t really enforce anything anyway. (Except fare jumpers and bikes without bells)

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Wowzlul t1_ixvz420 wrote

> Most cities won’t allow bikes inside subways because they can be annoying when the trains are full

Subway rules are that you can't have bicycles on trains at peak. Every other time is fine.

It's really a judgment call, though, you're right.

Edit: I was wrong! Bikes always allowed

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birthdaycakefig t1_ixw0ka1 wrote

fyi MTA allows bikes at all times on subways. They suggest you avoid rush hour if you can but it’s not listed as a rule so you wouldn’t really be stopped or ticketed I imagine. It’s in line with your comment but just replying in case it helps someone reading this.

https://new.mta.info/guides/bikes

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CactusBoyScout t1_ixw17n1 wrote

Do any of the buses that go through the Holland/Lincoln tunnels have them? That would be such an improvement for getting to/from Hoboken/JC by bike.

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Wowzlul t1_ixvz78e wrote

I could see it adding to dwell times but I don't think that's the reason the MTA gave for rejecting the idea.

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k1lk1 t1_ixu5lud wrote

Bike advocates see bussing as weak. Very simple.

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Candid_Yam_5461 t1_ixvmqv7 wrote

Every bike advocate I know wants racks on busses and some have even actively worked on it. The MTA's answer, at least in the past, is that the extra length on the bus would be a problem fitting them all in parking at bus depots. Of course, the MTA could just put more busses in service at any given point and have less parked...

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Grass8989 t1_ixvxfyv wrote

You need operators for those busses tho.

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Candid_Yam_5461 t1_ixw00zt wrote

Of course yeah, any idea for improving the MTA involves throwing more money at it

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RolandDeepson t1_ixwazcz wrote

No, qualified bus and school bus operators are at a planetwide shortage.

For 2 years there was reduced or suspended hiring, training, on boarding, and certifying. At the same time, there was more than 6 equivalent years of layoffs, terminations, retirements, quits, non-renewals, and yes even covid deaths.

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Grass8989 t1_ixyvjkt wrote

Not to mention you’re going to be hard pressed to find people wanting to drive local busses on the overnight shift regardless of the shortage.

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bulletproofmanners t1_ixwl6qj wrote

Glad they don’t. Cyclists are a menace in NYC not like other cities. No respect for red lights.

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CactusBoyScout t1_ixwlbjk wrote

Lol. How many people have drivers killed in NYC? How many have cyclists killed?

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bulletproofmanners t1_ixwlfkc wrote

I don’t know how that is related to my point? Cars are a menace? IDK

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CactusBoyScout t1_ixwlnhb wrote

It's just a bit silly to complain about the mode of transport that is definitely not killing hundreds a year and call them a menace. Bikes are just new... people are accustomed to cars killing tons of people and breaking all kinds of rules.

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bulletproofmanners t1_ixwlytu wrote

Nothing to do with my point? Cyclists are a menace right now and if they love to bike, why do they need to carry the bike on the bus? Whenever a cyclists gets on the subway, it crowds the space, bumping into people with a dirty wheel. They need another mode to carry the bike?

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