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measured by this metric. Approximately 1 out of every 50 scheduled trips in Northeast Queens either have
a “Not in Service” bus pass by the scheduled timepoints, or simply have no bus show up at all. Table 33
shows the portion of scheduled trips at timepoints that were not in service when expected.
Table 33. Road Reliability
Route Weekday Saturday Sunday
5 Borough Average 2.3% 1.9% 1.9%
Queens Average 3.4% 3.3% 2.2%
NE Queens Average 2.2% 2.0% 1.9%
Bus Speeds
Bus Speeds can be determined from a bus hardware data source, IVN data. IVN data provide a stream of
information from equipped buses, including GPS and timestamps, as well as information on the state of
the bus (e.g., speed, door status). Time intervals are irregular, but typically quite fine‐grained (e.g., 1
second). Unlike Bus Time, only one‐third of the bus fleet is equipped with IVN capabilities (model year
2008 and newer). The assignment of buses by depot to different routes means that data availability is not
uniform for all routes. For this reason, IVN data are not presented unless a significant number of records
for a day and route combination were available to provide meaningful conclusions. Furthermore, the
ability to process and store these data was not available until May 2014.
For mid‐May to mid‐June 2014, Northeast Queens average bus speeds were compared with other routes.
Average speeds exceeded those of Queens for every time of day including morning and evening peak
periods. Queens bus speeds exceeded those of the city average. Table 34 presents the average speed of
buses by time of day in miles per hour. The average speeds of each route, when a statistically meaningful
number of records were available, are presented in Appendix C.
Table 34. Average Bus Speeds by Time of Day
Time Period 6 To 10 AM 10 AM To 3 PM 3 To 7 PM 7 PM To 12 AM 12 To 6 AM
5 Borough Average 8.2 7.5 7.6 9 11.5
Queens Average 8.6 8.1 7.9 9.6 11.9
NE Queens Average 9.1 8.5 8.3 10.1 12.2
Vision Zero
In February 2015, NYCDOT released the Queens Pedestrian Safety Action Plan under the Vision Zero
initiative. The report identifies priority areas, corridors, and intersections in the borough. The MTA is
actively involved in this initiative to lower accidents in Queens. Flushing and Jamaica are two Vision Zero
priority areas that contain a large number of buses. The Northeast Queens buses that operate on the
Vision Zero Priority Corridors and Intersections are listed in Tables 35 and 36.
Table 35. Vision Zero Priority Corridors
Street Name From To NE Queens Bus Routes
Union St 25 Rd Franklin Av Q16, Q20
Sanford Av Delong St Northern Blvd Q12
Kissena Blvd Parsons Blvd Main St Q17, Q25, Q34
Main St Northern Blvd Queens Blvd Q20, Q44
Hillside Av Myrtle Av Langdale St Q1, Q17, Q43, Q76, X68
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