A New Elevator Safety Code
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:31:00 GMT
deploy them due to limitations imposed by the current Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, ASME A17.1/CSA B44 (see Code Chat, below). But, when the Performance-Based Safety Code (PBC) is adopted across all jurisdictions in the United States and
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Oy vey, another Schleppie for B44
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:17:00 GMT
Another year, another Schleppie Award for Brooklyn’s B44 bus, the least reliable line in the five boroughs, according to a recent report. The inglorious recognition bestowed by the Straphangers Campaign and Transportation Alternatives is the second
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And the Trekkie Award goes to ... Manhattan's M4 bus
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:54:00 GMT
time if I walked.' The watchdog Straphangers presented their tongue-in-cheek trophies in two other categories, citing the underachieving B44 for its 'Schleppie Award' and the long-running M4 with its 'Trekkie Award.' The midtown-to-upper Manhattan M4 was
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Once Again, Two Bâklyn Buses Named To the âSlowâ List
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:29:00 GMT
implies, runs on busy 42nd Street. However, the Schleppie award, for the least reliable bus, went to the B44, a long route between Sheepshead Bay and Bridge Plaza in Williamsburg. It proceeds largely along Nostrand Avenue, stopping along the way at
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Slowest Bus Routes in NYC? And the Awards Go To …
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 02:26:00 GMT
fast in New York, don't take the MTA's M42 bus. You should also probably avoid the B44 and the M4. Each of the three bus lines has won awards for service, but not for the kind they'd want to broadcast to the city. The NYPIRG Straphangers
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