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NYCDOT Charter Bus Rules

 
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Q65A



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 7:56 pm    Post subject: NYCDOT Charter Bus Rules Reply with quote

It is very true that transportation companies are subject to a very large amount of rules and regulations. This certainly holds true for charter buses operating within NYC. Check out the following link from the NYCDOT website:

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/masstran/buses/charterbus.html

Intrepid photographers seeking good places to spot out-of-town OTR's may want to check out the designated charter bus parking spots listed on this site.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 6:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's just parking ...

They also have rules in regard to chartering one of the buses they own, i.e. you cna't do it.
That's why the "privates" usually had a couple of buses over & above the official roster that they could charter. Something they did from their inception.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mr RT wrote:
That's just parking ...

They also have rules in regard to chartering one of the buses they own, i.e. you cna't do it.
That's why the "privates" usually had a couple of buses over & above the official roster that they could charter. Something they did from their inception.
That is very true, Mr. RT, and based on the number of recent articles about this subject in Bus Ride and Metro Magazine, it also is one of the hottest debates currently going on in the bus business. The charter operators are for-profit, private sector businesses, while the transit agencies are public-sector operations that are usually heavily subsidized. The former feel that competition for charter jobs with the latter is unfair. The transit providers counter with the so-called "flower show" argument: if a city is holding a special event that requires added transit resources (e.g. a flower show or something similar) would assigning extra transit buses to cover the peak crowds be considered "charter" or "transit" work? I suppose the lawyers will have to settle this question...
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 11:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It isn't just NYCDOT. The FTA regulates the types of services public transit agencies can provide, primarily to protect private operators' interests. They are currently rewriting the rules to provide a clearer definition of what constitutes a charter: see this article in the June, 2007 issue of BusRide.
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