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[NewFlyerMCI]

I think CTA needs to make better use of their part-time service marking on the map. As it's used now, it only denotes routes that run basically peak-only or peak-direction only, but it's not clear which is which. Other times, it's incorrect (for instance, the 24 actually has more trips going to 87th/Racine than trips to 79th/Perry). I think it should be expanded to include routes (or segments of routes) that run weekday only (or maybe a separate category needs to be added for that as well). While the back of the system map has more detailed info about the routes, a lay person looking at just the front wouldn't be able to tell the 7 doesn't run any less than the 126 or the 24 any less than the 29.

Routes that would be affected include the 7, 24, 31, 37, 86, 96, 156 & 157. The 30 & 43 also have significant portions of their routes that are weekday only.

Mon-Sat routes (55N, 59, 62H, 85A, 93) exist in a somewhat grey area under this proposal, but I feel it's safe to leave them as is.

[Shannoncvpi]

605 getting worked on in the parking lot the 600's getting work on their junk & 4083 just got towed in 

[strictures]

I called in yesterday to report 1819 that was on the 93 California/Dodge & blowing nothing but massive amounts of choking blue exhaust.  I sure hope that it's going for an engine rebuild.

[NovaBusFan]

3 hours ago, strictures said:

I called in yesterday to report 1819 that was on the 93 California/Dodge & blowing nothing but massive amounts of choking blue exhaust.  I sure hope that it's going for an engine rebuild.

This is starting to get more common about buses shooting blue or black smoke from the exhaust. #1484 just passed me now doing nothing but the same thing shooting blue exhaust when it accelerated westbound.

[BusHunter]

27 minutes ago, NovaBusFan said:

This is starting to get more common about buses shooting blue or black smoke from the exhaust. #1484 just passed me now doing nothing but the same thing shooting blue exhaust when it accelerated westbound.

#1975 was smoking pretty badly with blue smoke the other day on #74. Once the pride of the #1000's these buses seem to be slowly petering out!!

[NovaBusFan]

4 hours ago, BusHunter said:

#1975 was smoking pretty badly with blue smoke the other day on #74. Once the pride of the #1000's these buses seem to be slowly petering out!!

Damn!!! What is up with the #1000s with blue smoke coming from the exhaust? Most of the #1000s is starting to have enough??

[Shannoncvpi]

8 hours ago, strictures said:

I called in yesterday to report 1819 that was on the 93 California/Dodge & blowing nothing but massive amounts of choking blue exhaust.  I sure hope that it's going for an engine rebuild.

Cta knows what they buses are doing they dont care so what was the point of calling it in?

[NovaBusFan]

23 hours ago, Shannoncvpi said:

605 getting worked on in the parking lot the 600's getting work on their junk & 4083 just got towed in 

Hope #4083 is ok

[Shannoncvpi]

6 hours ago, NovaBusFan said:

Hope #4083 is ok

Some minor I bet

[Shannoncvpi]

2006 broke down on the 72 by food 4 less

[NovaBusFan]

2 hours ago, Shannoncvpi said:

2006 broke down on the 72 by food 4 less

Bruh it was just at SS for a while months ago and it’s jacking up again????

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

2 hours ago, NovaBusFan said:

Bruh it was just at SS for a while months ago and it’s jacking up again????

might be a small failure tho dont worry that and 4083 are under control so no need to be that upset

[Shannoncvpi]

5 hours ago, NovaBusFan said:

Bruh it was just at SS for a while months ago and it’s jacking up again????

Yea it was thought it was retired but when I came it was a work van behind it 

[NovaBusFan]

3 hours ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

might be a small failure tho dont worry that and 4083 are under control so no need to be that upset

I’m not upset I usually use the crying emojis as laughing ones. It’ll be back soon tho.

[Policeman]

1000 has a P sticker...

[YoungBusLover]

1 hour ago, Policeman said:

1000 has a P sticker...

Hate to break it to ya but that P looks like an F to me...

[Policeman]

7 hours ago, YoungBusLover said:

Hate to break it to ya but that P looks like an F to me...

I think it's cuz someone had their hand up and it make me think it had a P sticker

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

11 minutes ago, Policeman said:

I think it's cuz someone had their hand up and it make me think it had a P sticker

yea that’s an F 

[Shannoncvpi]

11 minutes ago, Policeman said:

I think it's cuz someone had their hand up and it make me think it had a P sticker

Dam it sure does look like a P sticker but the position its in on the window gotta be F cuz P like to put their stickers in the bottom of the window in front of the fair box 

[Sam92]

On 11/3/2021 at 4:00 PM, NewFlyerMCI said:

I think CTA needs to make better use of their part-time service marking on the map. As it's used now, it only denotes routes that run basically peak-only or peak-direction only, but it's not clear which is which. Other times, it's incorrect (for instance, the 24 actually has more trips going to 87th/Racine than trips to 79th/Perry). I think it should be expanded to include routes (or segments of routes) that run weekday only (or maybe a separate category needs to be added for that as well). While the back of the system map has more detailed info about the routes, a lay person looking at just the front wouldn't be able to tell the 7 doesn't run any less than the 126 or the 24 any less than the 29.

Routes that would be affected include the 7, 24, 31, 37, 86, 96, 156 & 157. The 30 & 43 also have significant portions of their routes that are weekday only.

Mon-Sat routes (55N, 59, 62H, 85A, 93) exist in a somewhat grey area under this proposal, but I feel it's safe to leave them as is.

Maybe do like Seattle. High frequency key routes get a thick line, low frequency support routes a thin line. Night routes of course get a separate color. 

[NovaBusFan]

16 hours ago, Policeman said:

1000 has a P sticker...

It sure does look like it belongs to North Park. 

[NovaBusFan]

8 hours ago, Shannoncvpi said:

Dam it sure does look like a P sticker but the position its in on the window gotta be F cuz P like to put their stickers in the bottom of the window in front of the fair box 

True 

[NovaBusFan]

19 hours ago, Shannoncvpi said:

Yea it was thought it was retired but when I came it was a work van behind it 

Oh ok

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

31 minutes ago, NovaBusFan said:

It sure does look like it belongs to North Park. 

No it’s a forest glen that’s an F sticker there’s an object in the bus making it look like a P

[Shannoncvpi]

1003 back in service just saw it on the 85 at north ave