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Posted by merrick1 on Sat May 5 08:02:18 2012, in response to Port Authority Wants Megabus Gone From Bus Terminal, posted by Gold_12TH on Fri May 4 21:08:43 2012. It seems to me that the old location at Penn Station was unfair to Amtrak. |
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Posted by metrolinecoach111 on Sat May 5 10:23:40 2012, in response to Re: Port Authority Wants Megabus Gone From Bus Terminal, posted by merrick1 on Sat May 5 08:02:18 2012. Different mode, different level of competition. You can make the argument that they are meant for different customer segments.Mega is literally using the terminal without really using it, and providing a comparable service to people who would consider the carriers inside the terminal. |
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Posted by JAzumah on Sat May 5 12:46:24 2012, in response to Re: Port Authority Wants Megabus Gone From Bus Terminal, posted by metrolinecoach111 on Sat May 5 10:23:40 2012. Especially since the Port used to charge for the area that they are using now. They were adamant that no line buses were to operate from there. |
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Posted by metrolinecoach111 on Sat May 5 13:23:47 2012, in response to Re: Port Authority Wants Megabus Gone From Bus Terminal, posted by JAzumah on Sat May 5 12:46:24 2012. They're actually making a hefty gamble - they already have a large stake inside the Port with Suburban and Shortline, and yet they're doing this.It's funny what money does to common sense. |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Sat May 5 14:18:45 2012, in response to Re: Port Authority Wants Megabus Gone From Bus Terminal, posted by metrolinecoach111 on Sat May 5 13:23:47 2012. Common what? |
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Posted by D40LF on Sat May 5 14:26:04 2012, in response to Re: Port Authority Wants Megabus Gone From Bus Terminal, posted by metrolinecoach111 on Sat May 5 13:23:47 2012. Megabus pays us roughly $300/month for usage of one of our bus bays. Does Port Authority charge an insane amount for usage of it's terminal??? |
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Posted by metrolinecoach111 on Sat May 5 15:12:33 2012, in response to Re: Port Authority Wants Megabus Gone From Bus Terminal, posted by D40LF on Sat May 5 14:26:04 2012. 33 cents on the dollar on each ticket sold + terminal and infrastructure fees. |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Sat May 5 16:17:50 2012, in response to Re: Port Authority Wants Megabus Gone From Bus Terminal, posted by metrolinecoach111 on Sat May 5 15:12:33 2012. Good God, its a miracle anyone can afford to run out of there and maintain any kind of a profit margin |
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Posted by metrolinecoach111 on Sat May 5 16:27:01 2012, in response to Re: Port Authority Wants Megabus Gone From Bus Terminal, posted by NIMBYkiller on Sat May 5 16:17:50 2012. Now you know why the dog tried to keep as much money from you as possible? |
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Posted by merrick1 on Sat May 5 16:35:09 2012, in response to Re: Port Authority Wants Megabus Gone From Bus Terminal, posted by NIMBYkiller on Sat May 5 16:17:50 2012. Why haven't bus companies moved out of the Port Authority and become curbside operators? Greyhound, Peter Pan, etc. could operate like Megabus or the Chinatown buses.The New Jersey suburban routes could operate like the MTA express buses with several curbside stops in Manhattan. |
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Posted by metrolinecoach111 on Sat May 5 16:42:33 2012, in response to Re: Port Authority Wants Megabus Gone From Bus Terminal, posted by merrick1 on Sat May 5 16:35:09 2012. 1. Space and access2. The expectation of a terminal area that is centralized 3. Organization and scheduling 4. Direct access to the tunnel for 85% of the carriers |
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Posted by JAzumah on Sat May 5 18:36:09 2012, in response to Re: Port Authority Wants Megabus Gone From Bus Terminal, posted by NIMBYkiller on Sat May 5 16:17:50 2012. Greyhound used to sit on excess real estate there to keep competitors out. However, it was becoming a millstone around their necks, so they stopped doing it. The GWBBS is a bargain by comparison, but people would have to get used to going that far north for a bus. |
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Posted by AMoreira81 on Sat May 5 19:30:26 2012, in response to Re: Port Authority Wants Megabus Gone From Bus Terminal, posted by merrick1 on Sat May 5 08:02:18 2012. The old location by Penn is actually unavailable because of MSG renovations. |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Sun May 6 02:27:58 2012, in response to Re: Port Authority Wants Megabus Gone From Bus Terminal, posted by JAzumah on Sat May 5 18:36:09 2012. Unless your market is the folks that already live that far north ;) |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Sun May 6 02:28:31 2012, in response to Re: Port Authority Wants Megabus Gone From Bus Terminal, posted by metrolinecoach111 on Sat May 5 16:27:01 2012. I don't give a damn, I want my money! |
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Posted by JAzumah on Sun May 6 03:31:26 2012, in response to Re: Port Authority Wants Megabus Gone From Bus Terminal, posted by NIMBYkiller on Sun May 6 02:27:58 2012. Well, yes, but there needs to be better east-west transit in the area to increase the passenger catchment. 181 Street is a mad house and the buses are slow. |
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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Sun May 6 20:02:34 2012, in response to Re: Port Authority Wants Megabus Gone From Bus Terminal, posted by JAzumah on Sat May 5 18:36:09 2012. If this Port Authority thing doesn't work out, I would *love* to take megabus out of the GWB. Being able to wait in a climate controlled location versus a street corner would make the extra 20 minutes of subway worth it. |
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Posted by (4) Lexington Av Exp on Sun May 6 22:31:51 2012, in response to Re: Port Authority Wants Megabus Gone From Bus Terminal, posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Sun May 6 20:02:34 2012. I'd like that too, that would cut my commute between the bus station and my house in half. I'm in the Bronx, but with the Bx12 and the (A) I can get to the GWB in 20 minutes on a good day. My house to the Port would be 40 minutes on a good day with the (D) to the (A)/(C).I don't think too many people take the intercity buses coming from uptown do they? |
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Posted by metrolinecoach111 on Sun May 6 23:14:57 2012, in response to Re: Port Authority Wants Megabus Gone From Bus Terminal, posted by (4) Lexington Av Exp on Sun May 6 22:31:51 2012. There are many who trek down from uptown and the Bronx to travel to/from Chinatown. |
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Posted by TERRapin station on Tue May 8 07:39:06 2012, in response to Re: Port Authority Wants Megabus Gone From Bus Terminal, posted by merrick1 on Sat May 5 16:35:09 2012. That would be highly impractical. |
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