I Alam Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 2 minutes ago, RailBus63 said: My son went to UB - from what I've heard, many students are unhappy with the service. Rude drivers, poor schedule-keeping leading to gaps and bunched buses, etc. I believe you'd get some attention from your fellow students if you tried to take action to address this issue. Regarding the use of 35-foot buses - weren't the old pusher buses that were used before the El Dorado's longer than 35 feet? In any event, they could get 40-foot or even 60-foot buses and assign them strictly to the Stampede from Flint Loop to South and not even have to run them through the Ellicott complex if those tunnels are a concern. If anything can be done to get UB in the spotlight it has to be big, with a lot of evidence too. I honestly think 60ft buses can fit through Ellicott if they use the left tunnel when making the turn. However, this would be something that would have to be tested with a demonstrator first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edison Posted March 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 hour ago, I Alam said: If anything can be done to get UB in the spotlight it has to be big, with a lot of evidence too. I honestly think 60ft buses can fit through Ellicott if they use the left tunnel when making the turn. However, this would be something that would have to be tested with a demonstrator first. They don't have to put them through the tunnel either. However 45ft coach buses do make it through there. The First Transit location would not be able to do maintenance on articulated buses though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Alam Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 Noticed for 3 days in a row they have a shuttle running on the Yellow Line. I wonder if there is a fleet shortage going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edison Posted April 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 8 hours ago, I Alam said: Noticed for 3 days in a row they have a shuttle running on the Yellow Line. I wonder if there is a fleet shortage going on. No fleet shortage that I know of... They just had open house for student acceptance day on Sunday. They usually get most of the buses rolling for that. They used 22 of 28 buses that day for fixed route and open house. What time does the shuttle run- morning hours or evening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Alam Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 Morning and afternoons what I find interesting however is that First and Parking and Transportation operate independently from one another, so it’s interesting to see buses from both in the same line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edison Posted April 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 Right, but both work under the direction of parking and transportation. I know in the past, the shuttles have covered express (which is now the yellow line) in the simmer time. And they did the weekend bus for summer 2015 and 2016. Students complained because there was no bike racks on the shuttles. Wonder if they would consider adding racks down the road. I know they use some cutaways as a shuttle to relieve drivers during shift changes for downtown and the blue-line, and keep the same bus out there all day on those routes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Alam Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 The Stampede is struggling today because traffic is so bad. They seem to be running for the most part in large groups. On top of that after my bus passes Eggert they announce over the radio for all stops to use Bailey and Maple because of the delays up to Sheridan dr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
map.man (Darrin) Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Just now, I Alam said: The Stampede is struggling today because traffic is so bad. They seem to be running for the most part in large groups. On top of that after my bus passes Eggert they announce over the radio for all stops to use Bailey and Maple because of the delays up to Sheridan dr. Traffic is bad everywhere in the area this morning. The bus in from Alden was over ten minutes off schedule, due to icy conditions. My ten minute drive to the stop this morning was over twenty minutes. Best reminders for those in the area, is to bundle up and hope for the best! Am sure they're trying their best, considering the conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Alam Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 1 minute ago, map.man (Darrin) said: Traffic is bad everywhere in the area this morning. Am sure they're trying their best, considering the conditions. Yeah I just wish we had the Defoe was announced before my bus go to to the trouble area a bus that left an hour after mine has now passed me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
map.man (Darrin) Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, I Alam said: Yeah I just wish we had the Defoe was announced before my bus go to to the trouble area a bus that left an hour after mine has now passed me. I don't view it much as trouble, but more as a delay. It may have been announced due to a recent incident. Hope your professors cut some slack for late students today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Alam Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 2 hours ago, map.man (Darrin) said: I don't view it much as trouble, but more as a delay. It may have been announced due to a recent incident. Hope your professors cut some slack for late students today. Nope not at all I missed a quiz today. The thing that annoyed me was the fact all the drivers (from the first wave) were on the radio were complaining about that area before we even left south campus. Then they only decided to enact a detour after my group of buses got stuck. By then it was too late. I feel bad for students how had 9am because the only buses that made it there before 9am left before 7:30am. I feel really bad for these drivers though who know how long it’ll be before they get a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
map.man (Darrin) Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 1 minute ago, I Alam said: Nope not at all I missed a quiz and barely made it to my next class. The th g that annoyed me was the fact all the drivers (from the first wave) were on the radio were complaining about that area before we even left south campus. Then they only decided to enact a detour after my group of buses got stuck. By then it was too late. Drivers *should* be able (like the NFTA) to enact a reasonable change if necessary. I can't recall how many times I've heard NFTA drivers getting stuck on the Thruway when they *could* have easily taken William Street straight into Downtown. Had a driver get the chance to call it in and get the okay one time, and we lost a matter of TWO minutes. Whoop, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Alam Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 4 hours ago, map.man (Darrin) said: Drivers *should* be able (like the NFTA) to enact a reasonable change if necessary. I can't recall how many times I've heard NFTA drivers getting stuck on the Thruway when they *could* have easily taken William Street straight into Downtown. Had a driver get the chance to call it in and get the okay one time, and we lost a matter of TWO minutes. Whoop, right? This is why we need on location dispatchers. It’s hard to understand what’s going on from an office in a remote location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edison Posted February 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2019 3 hours ago, I Alam said: This is why we need on location dispatchers. It’s hard to understand what’s going on from an office in a remote location. Being a contracted service, sometimes the supervision has to get approval from UB Parking and Transportation, which delays a decision to detour buses. They try to do that as a last resort because of the stop on Grover Cleveland at Maynard. In the past they would have the Yellow Line buses sweep through there and have the regular North/South buses go a different way. Going south today was no better. Took over 20 minutes to get through Main and Bailey with the bottle neck at Grover Cleveland and Bailey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
map.man (Darrin) Posted February 13, 2019 Report Share Posted February 13, 2019 That hill just past Main, on Bailey is the worst in a snowstorm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Alam Posted February 13, 2019 Report Share Posted February 13, 2019 1 hour ago, map.man (Darrin) said: That hill just past Main, on Bailey is the worst in a snowstorm. That place is notorious for cars getting stuck or in accidents. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Alam Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 Quote I am excited to let you know that UB is hosting an zero-emissions electric bus company on campus on Monday and Tuesday 8-9 April to demo its product and test the bus on our routes. If you are interested in seeing this new clean energy alternative to our conventional Stampede bus fleet, please take the opportunity to see it or ride in it at one of the following times. Proterra Electric Bus UB Demonstration Schedule Monday, April 8th 10:30am-12:00pm Bus will be parked at Lee Loop for the UB Community to check it out 2:00pm-4:00pm Bus will run quick trips from Lee Loop to White Road to Hadley Road to Rensch Road to JJ Audubon and back to Lee Loop Tuesday, April 9th 9:00am-10:30am Bus will be parked at Founder’s Plaza for the UB Community to check it out 11:00am-12:00pm Bus will run a complete UB Stampede Route 2:00pm-4:00pm Bus will run quick trips from Flint Loop to Augspurger Road to Coventry Loop to the Putnum Extension to Augspurger Road and back to Flint Loop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Alam Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 The Proterra bus is on display today. Here's a small sample of what I got. Here are some interior shots. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edison Posted April 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 On 4/8/2019 at 12:53 PM, I Alam said: The Proterra bus is on display today. Here's a small sample of what I got. Did the bus make any trips? I was told they did not want to get the bus registered for passenger pick up so they opted out of having it to a run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Alam Posted April 13, 2019 Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 21 hours ago, edison said: Did the bus make any trips? I was told they did not want to get the bus registered for passenger pick up so they opted out of having it to a run. Passengers were able to ride but they were dropped off at the same location they were picked up. As for the full stampede run on Tuesday that canceled for passengers because they didn't want to register it. One of the demo trips on Monday did go through the Ellicott Tunnel and I do have a video of it, but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to publish for other reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edison Posted April 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) On 4/13/2019 at 3:32 PM, I Alam said: Passengers were able to ride but they were dropped off at the same location they were picked up. As for the full stampede run on Tuesday that canceled for passengers because they didn't want to register it. One of the demo trips on Monday did go through the Ellicott Tunnel and I do have a video of it, but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to publish for other reasons. Two other manufacturers (presumingly BYD and New Flyer) are expected to be coming sometime this spring too. Edited April 15, 2019 by edison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Alam Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 On 4/15/2019 at 3:24 PM, edison said: Two other manufacturers (presumingly BYD and New Flyer) are expected to be coming sometime this spring too. BYD is next, New Flyer is in September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion6025 Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 Friend of mine saw a BYD demo on the Interstate 80 in eastern PA today, it overshot Buffalo by a ton but that could be the bus heading up to y'all very soon... update: it seems to be a K9S.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Alam Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 16 hours ago, Orion6025 said: Friend of mine saw a BYD demo on the Interstate 80 in eastern PA today, it overshot Buffalo by a ton but that could be the bus heading up to y'all very soon... update: it seems to be a K9S.... Passed it at the Buffalo Marriott off Millersport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion6025 Posted April 22, 2019 Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 9 hours ago, I Alam said: Passed it at the Buffalo Marriott off Millersport Yeah that's the bus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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