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01/30/2008 01:17 #43089

NFTA Bus Schedules Made Easy - Buffalo
Category: buffalo

NFTA - Metro: Routes & Fares - buffalo bus schedule - schedules for the bus in Buffalo, NY

I decided to make a much simpler list for downloading the NFTA metro Bus and Rail schedules as I was so sick of navigating the stupid NFTA site to get the Bus schedule PDFs on my mobile. Its also at a simpler URL, estrip.org/nfta

If you mobile doesn't do PDFS then this isn't so great but its still an easier way to load the PDFs on your computer for printing. Because of this I added a jpeg version as well. If you click the jpeg link next to a route, it converts the pdf to jpeg on the file for you so that you can view it with any image viewer. Maybe I will do a plain text version soon, if I have some time.

It sucks that the schedules are in PDF format for most people but hopefully this at least makes them easier to get to. If I have time I might convert the data as well.

Download the NFTA metro rail and bus schedules for Buffalo, NY and save them somewhere

--Paul Visco

leetee - 01/30/08 10:06
The NFTA Site does indeed suck. Their trip planner is a bit of a joke, even though i do end up using it. Having to open a million screens to find out how to get somewhere with a connection is a pain, so i manipulate times so i can get something decent from the trip planner.

Not that you will want to find it now that Paul has given us this, but the schedules can be found if you click on "Schedules & Fares" in a blue section along the left hand side. That's only after you have gone to the main NFTA section and clicked on "MEtro Bus and Rail"

I've tried to email them to tell them that their site is akward and difficult to get information from, but i got nowhere. I even tried to call, but i got yelled at by the person who answered the phone in that department after being transfered by someone else. I don't think they care if the NFTA is easy to use -- botht he site and the service.

zobar - 01/30/08 08:20
This is pretty badass, actually. I had the Colvin bus schedule bookmarked on my iPhone but I guess there's something wrong with Miniquartz - everything shows up but the times.

- Z

fellyconnelly - 01/30/08 06:49
wow... i don't think i ever have seen those schedules before. were they on the site before and i just didnt find them? i haatte the NFTA site!

01/27/2008 18:45 #43052

A slow sunday
Category: estrip

Looks like no one has anything to say right now. I hope everyone else's weekend was better than mine.

--paul

metalpeter - 01/28/08 17:06
Even though all I was really doing was watching allot of sports I didn't have much to say so. But some times that happens.

leetee - 01/28/08 09:51
No, probably not. my weekend kinda bit, too

enknot - 01/28/08 06:17
No way that's true for me. I was sick all weekend and the baby learned some new screams.

01/21/2008 10:21 #42971

Switching Servers
Category: estrip

There is a good chance I am going to switch servers today. The new one is up and running at my house and thinks that it is estrip.org - now I just need to switch them out over at the Artvoice data center. Then we will be one step closer to estrip v6.

At first it will just run estrip v5 like the current site but having both versions on one server will make it much easier for me to transition the data between the versions.

So at some point today the site may be down for a tiny bit.
--paul

P.S. If anyone still wants to donate to the server fund we almost made it all the way to 100%. Thanks to everyone who helped - your support gives estrip a bright future with a new fancy server.

jim - 01/22/08 11:35
Jenks, I think it just ended up costing more then he'd thought it would.

jenks - 01/21/08 21:22
so did the server just get more expensive, or did a donation fall through? why is it down to 81%? And, who is Jon? (last person listed as donating, but has never written a journal)

01/11/2008 01:29 #42832

New Rosewood theme for estrip v6
Category: estrip

I swear its all still coming along. Here is a new screen shot of one of the new themes in the new version of the site. i am not done with the theme yet, but I am almost there.

01/05/2008 01:02 #42754

The new server
Category: estrip

As of tonight it has working DNS, Red5 flash comm server, mail server, php 5.25, mysql 5.0.45 and everything else I wanted. I also have a copy of the current site running on it, an a copy of the new site. Seems like if I could just get well soon - it will be up and running in no time.

--paul

paul - 01/05/08 14:40
Thanks to everyone who contributed, we only have $264 to go out of $1869 which is amazing!! Jenks, your donation brings us to 85.9% I updated your total on the server page.

jenks - 01/05/08 11:40
that reminds me- check the estrip@gmail account. :)

fellyconnelly - 01/05/08 07:45
your health is immensly more important than the new estrip site. we are patient!