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Commackbustaker · Age: 41 Joined: 09 Jul 2011 Posts: 145

According to the last meeting of the Public Works and Transportation Committee meeting, we were made aware through the audio which I am linking to that all 18 legislators of Suffolk have a county car to get around, I guess it's one of the perks but it also means they never need to use Suffolk Transit yet they are in charge of doling out for it. Real nice, but also at the end there is talk of putting ads on the SCAT buses, at the next meeting. So that's something interesting because currently there's none. Anyway here's the link to the audio of the most recent past meeting: http://legis.suffolkcountyny.gov/clerk/cmeet/pw/2012/PW090412.rm

S-60 To Smith Haven Mall · Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:53 am Post subject:

Commackbustaker · Age: 41 Joined: 09 Jul 2011 Posts: 145

Alright, but SCAT bus ads are interesting. Does anyone have numbers on what SCT charges for bus wraps? Does it change depending on the bus size or type(i.e. 34ft, 40ft, hybrid, etc.)?

S-60 To Smith Haven Mall · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:54 pm Post subject:

Commackbustaker · Age: 41 Joined: 09 Jul 2011 Posts: 145

S-60 To Smith Haven Mall · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:28 am Post subject:

S-60 To Smith Haven Mall · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 7:47 pm Post subject:

I forgot to add, maybe with Mr. Schneiderman's partner with anything transportation related (Mr. Ed Romaine) attempting to run for Brookhaven Town Supervisor, he's afraid to try and do anything with the money because he's afraid it won't make it to the table.

Remember the last few tries at getting Sunday Service have failed, getting Sunday Service on the S92 and 10C doesn't really count as a win in that department since it was really just a compromise, and the only big backer to any of those proposal especially the last one was Mr. Romaine. Should Mr. Romaine leave, I fear that most likely there would be no progress on that front.

Commackbustaker · Age: 41 Joined: 09 Jul 2011 Posts: 145

Rant On <Schneiderman has never made the most true and accurate quote about Sunday service, which is quite frankly that: Levy's argument about raising rates doesn't fly in the face of what the MTA does: Some bus routes don't run on Sundays even in NYC, but everyone pays the same regardless. Imagine if you will if Mangano/Veolia decided to have tiered pricing in Nassau: wait you can't because it doesn't happen. There's some routes that run 24/7 and others that run only 6 times a day Monday thru Friday, but every rider pays 2.25. Also I'm not asking for all routes to run all the time in Suffolk, just a some (S1, S41, S54, S58, S61, S62, S66 to name those some) that could run every day of the week like Schneiderman has said all along.> Rant Off
I recently saw that HART has along with the regular buses has their own able transit buses with ads on them, maybe Hartbus on here has an idea how they price it or how long they have been doing that.

S-60 To Smith Haven Mall · Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 8:28 pm Post subject:

Commackbustaker · Age: 41 Joined: 09 Jul 2011 Posts: 145

Now wait a minute here: Why should someone pay extra for a benefit they only see perhaps for parts of 6 months out of the year? Also last I checked the S47 this summer was charging a buck and a half a ride yet was a 7 day a week bus, so the out east buses charge more and yet if you wanted to go to Robert Moses beaches on the western end of the county this summer you paid less than regular fare, where's the consistency in that?
I agree there's no politically will to go forward with any form of expanded Sunday service sadly, but then Schneiderman should shut his mouth up and stop putting out quotes in the paper about it, because it's not a fair system, and his district seems to be one of the few beneficiaries of it.

S-60 To Smith Haven Mall · Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 4:03 pm Post subject:

Commackbustaker · Age: 41 Joined: 09 Jul 2011 Posts: 145

Well ok as long as that happens with the out east routes sooner rather than later I think it's fair.
Anyway the Agenda for the next Public Works and Transportion meeting is up. Nothing on advertising on SCAT buses. The only thing that looks interesting is this: IR 1908 Directing the Department of Public Works to study alternative methods for purchasing transit fares. I hope this is as promising as it sounds, perhaps Metrocard use (maybe that's too much to hope for). Though it sure would be nice to use one card and go from the subway at Jamaica to the twin forks of LI (albeit a slow route), with the swipe of a card.

S-60 To Smith Haven Mall · Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 4:33 am Post subject: