Station 5: Our transit system

Here are some of the enhancements that others would like to see:

  • Bike and mass transit placement in the street scape needs priority. Lane placement will dictate usage. Bike lots will be reg'd.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 11:31:41 AM)

  • Bus Rapid Transit to the suburbs - decreased headway between buses in the city - 10 to 15 minutes.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 11:30:38 AM)

  • Please please please fix our bus system. Simple things like putting bus route numbers on bus stop sign and times that the bus comes by would help tremendously. Don't fall into the trap of expecting people to look it up on their non-existent smart phone! If only the people who own smart phones can ride buses, you have lost.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 11:29:36 AM)

  • I live in LaFayette. Judging from discussions with our neighbors, many of us would be more amenable to and actually would ride the bus if it ran at times that made sense. If you work a 9 to 5 job, the bus toward Tully leaves before we get out of work! So, I guess what I am saying is that current ridership data paints a story of low suburban demand when that may not be the case. Weakest calculus in your presentation thus far!
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 11:27:34 AM)

  • Bus lanes seems premature - but must plan for long term light rail now (east/west).
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 11:24:38 AM)

  • Light rail - along 81 and 690.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 11:16:01 AM)

  • One mistake in all of the current planning would be to assume motor vehicles 40 years from now would bear any resemblance to the current models in any aspect: if they exist they will not be fossil fueled. Individual mobility as exists today is in no way guaranteed in the future. All of the current engineering standards and economic considerations will be obsolete. Gauge any expenditures accordingly.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 11:15:39 AM)

  • Where are the bike boxes? Nowhere on anywhere.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 11:00:53 AM)

  • I would love to see an integrated public transit system, such as that in Seattle, where riders can easily transfer between buses and street cars and light rail. Increased bus frequency would be a wonderful short-term solution, but the region needs to look at alternatives as well. Light rail stations would be my top choice. This would be great in winter weather, too. More bike-friendly routes are also important.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 11:00:01 AM)

  • Bus schedule is confusing to figure out!
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:57:40 AM)

  • Anything that makes buses faster would be great - i.e. bus-only lanes, etc.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:57:18 AM)

  • In Europe, buses have signals that cause bollards to retract into the ground, so only buses can use certain roadways (and bikes and peds).
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:56:54 AM)

  • Issue commuter stickers and enforce it. Red stickers use James Street. Green stickers use Erie Blvd, etc.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:55:23 AM)

  • Restore the trolley system with rails already still in roads.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:54:39 AM)

  • Explore other transit rights of way along important corridors - Salina, Genesee, etc.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:54:10 AM)

  • Add stop info (what buses/sched) to all stops, not just shelters!
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:53:26 AM)

  • Smaller buses for suburban low level usage?
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:52:54 AM)

  • Smart phone app so you can see where your bus is.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:52:19 AM)

  • Colored lanes? What about snow when you can't see colored lanes. Cars parked in lane for whatever reason.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:51:57 AM)

  • More info at bus stops like the messages that say when the next bus is arriving, route maps to show what buses go where/stop where, etc. Maybe smaller buses for less traveled routes. Maybe some buses that run the circumference of the area - not just spokes in and out.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:51:12 AM)

  • Use light rail or maybe existing RR infrastructure, along with buses. Use rail to connect to regional cities, as trolleys once did.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:49:58 AM)

  • Consider transit options where people can take the bus or light rail from their suburb and either take their bike with them for that last mile or two or have a bike-share program for that last mile or two.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:49:12 AM)

  • Resolve land use issues so that transit will work.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:48:09 AM)

  • Increase public transit! Color code routes!
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:47:51 AM)

  • Bus pullout is a great idea!
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:47:28 AM)

  • Attractive transit requires either its own right-of-way or effective priority on existing right-of-way. So long as car traffic takes priority, Central New York loses.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:47:13 AM)

  • The system needs more buses and undercover cops on the bus at peak times.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:46:04 AM)

  • Utilize a second fleet of smaller buses for lighter traveled route. Consider monorail system for S.U. Hill/Medical, Carousel/RTC, Downtown: quiet, no delays, vehicles off road, convenient. I would use it over a bus.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:45:34 AM)

  • Need extended hour service on weekends or for event traffic.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:43:48 AM)

  • Bicycle lanes everywhere.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:43:26 AM)

  • Trains to the Dome and S.U. Light rail is the only acceptable public transportation.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:42:45 AM)

  • Shared-bike stations like Silver Spring, MD.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:42:03 AM)

  • Car seats.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:41:37 AM)

  • It's really too bad that Centro funding was cut when it doesn't receive enough in the first place.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:41:25 AM)

  • Increase frequency! Open data! Apps! Consolidate stops!
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:40:50 AM)

  • Carpool.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:40:03 AM)

  • Monorail.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:39:10 AM)

  • Better bus scheduling - the long wait between scheduled buses does not encourage bus use over private cars.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:38:57 AM)

  • Even if a bus/shuttle exists, people often feel "trapped" and work and unable to run errands or go to appointments because the bus operates morning and evening but not so often at midday.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:37:56 AM)

  • Reverse the service cutting trend.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:36:47 AM)

  • The white bike lanes on Meadow Brook need repainting. Thanks.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:36:29 AM)

  • Need more buses connecting all parts of Syracuse alike. Thanks!
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:35:54 AM)

  • Synchronize lights please to save fuel and reduce air pollution.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:35:28 AM)

  • I live in Liverpool, work in DeWitt. Takes almost 2 hours on the bus!
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:34:51 AM)

  • Need more "smart" traffic controls so you're not waiting for the light to change when no traffic is present.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:34:15 AM)

  • Need considerable buy in by residents to make is work. Will only promote congestion during non-peak hours if lanes are not dynamic.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:33:39 AM)

  • Need more bus shelters so you're not standing in the rain/snow.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:32:32 AM)

  • I appreciate the bus option from Brewerton to Syracuse and vice versa - however, there are limited options and low usage.
    (Posted on:5/31/2012 10:32:07 AM)

  • Bicycling can be done fairly easily as a means of commuting here in Syracuse, but the infrastructure needs to reflect that. In addition to light-rail, a SIGNIFICANT improvement must be made in the bicycling infrastructure of both the city and surrounding suburbs.
    (Posted on:5/15/2012 12:12:39 AM)

  • I think more frequent buses would be a good thing and an upgrade on the buses should be put to work.
    (Posted on:5/14/2012 10:00:26 AM)

  • It would be cool to see real-time arrivals for buses.
    (Posted on:5/11/2012 1:00:06 AM)

  • I do not like the change in schedule made to the connective corridor within the past year. There was also very little effort made to notify anyone of the changes, at least not for students.
    (Posted on:5/9/2012 5:31:12 PM)

  • More covered bus shelters, possibly even heated bus shelters. The challenge of waiting at a cold snowy or rained-on bus-stop is a major impediment to my using buses, during times when I would not be willing to bicycle.
    (Posted on:5/9/2012 4:14:25 PM)

  • Need more frequent buses. Would take to work but wait for bus is too long.
    (Posted on:5/9/2012 1:42:46 PM)

 
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