This is not going on and has reported as to not the driving issue. Like in NJ, the governors office has continued to borrow and underfund the transit groups.
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This is not going on and has reported as to not the driving issue. Like in NJ, the governors office has continued to borrow and underfund the transit groups.
CAHSR is under construction now.
And a predictable disaster.
NJT is a very different beast than MTA.
I also visited NYC in 2012 before the storm and felt the subway was pretty awesome. But yeah I guess I got even worse now and I didn't have to deal with it daily
i was back in NYC last spring and the Subway is probably worse on paper than when i lived there but it sure FEELS way better due to the shitshow that driving is now with 70% of cars on the road being Uber and Lyft drivers
a sea of ... what's the plural of Prius?
a sea of ... what's the plural of Prius?
Funnily enough, I nearly ended up pissing myself getting the train from the WTC to New Jersey. Thanks for the lack of toilets you fuckers.
Problem? Come on! emag has this under wraps, bro!
Give him a paltry 10 million, and he'll make it the best system the world has ever seen!
Give him a paltry 10 million, and he'll make it the best system the world has ever seen!
London's is excellent, considering its age and how many people use it. The tube of 20 years ago was another matter though.
The signal system is, in parts, like a hundred years old. Literally.
It's only 400 track miles.
A mediocre transit agency could do it at 1/5 the cost and 5x faster.
A metro system running 24/7 sounds really weird. Ridership during the 1 a.m. - 6 a.m. Mo - Thu interval is minuscule. The metro is quite likely losing money by keeping the trains running in that period.
I can see a point for keeping them on Friday night to Sunday night, but every day? That can't be efficient.
I can see a point for keeping them on Friday night to Sunday night, but every day? That can't be efficient.
The marginal cost of running a additional train on a metro system is extremely low. Despite the fact that the subway traine have 1 useless employee on each train.
The real cost of a 24/7 service is the maintenance cost on the right of way. With no dedicated down time for maintenance track workers are extremely low productivity. 2 minutes of waiting for train to pass for every 1 minute of work.
But the unions like it that way because low productivity = more workers
I'm not just talking about merely running an extra train. Around here, when closing time comes, everything is powered down. The rails get switched off, the stations are closed and switched off. There have to be some electricity bill savings from not having all that infrastructure powered 24/7.
I agree. NYC/Manhattan is fucked if their Subway ever falls apart in the near future.
They're the most easiest way for people to get to their jobs, etc.
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London is easily the best subway I've been in.
I don't think getting stuck for a couple hours in Emeryville and on the bridge is worth it to save a couple bucks. And then dealing with parking... Especially if you're just visiting the city and don't live there. That could be $30 for a parking garage or 30 minutes trying to find a spot if the neighborhood is actually safe to park in. No, just no. Bart is worth every cent over driving.
I don't think getting stuck for a couple hours in Emeryville and on the bridge is worth it to save a couple bucks. And then dealing with parking... Especially if you're just visiting the city and don't live there. That could be $30 for a parking garage or 30 minutes trying to find a spot if the neighborhood is actually safe to park in. No, just no. Bart is worth every cent over driving.
Express buses serve every single borough, not just LI. They run every 15 mins during rush hour and hourly off peak. Hours of operation end at around midnight.
When I was working in the city I used it daily. It was worth the cost (double the price of a single fare) instead of having to deal with overcrowded trains and buses.
Obviously cost would be a problem for a lot of people.
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I work downtown and live in Queens. The daily commute via subway was going to kill me. I discovered the express bus and while it's 3.75 more each way, it's worth every penny if only for the fact that the homeless stink that seems to waft in every subway car isn't present.
I thought the guy on NPR was joking as he just kept reading more and more subway lines with issues.
What medieval station is this?
London say hai!
The stations there basically copied this design. I couldn't find more pics of the subways there.
I visited recently.
Basically visit Paris and it looks like that.
Saying that, it worked well.
If people can't get around the city commerce stops. That seems pretty accurate to me for how much of a disruption that would cause.
Well London's system was exported to Hong Kong, and MTR, who owns that, has expanded that design to many Chinese cities.
I mean, it would be nice if the govenor wouldn't keep taking revenue from the mta for other projects.
And? Most people should know that the state/governor controls the MTA. The poster I quoted said that nyc should fork up the money. When the mta is being mismanaged.
Knowing NY it will probably cost double that. They have been fixing this shit since forever.
That said, please stop comparing the NY subway system to modern day subway systems. If not as old, most are not as intensive as NY subways which pretty much can take you close to anywhere in the city. Moreover, it is mostly all underground. There is a ridiculous amount of stations.
That said, please stop comparing the NY subway system to modern day subway systems. If not as old, most are not as intensive as NY subways which pretty much can take you close to anywhere in the city. Moreover, it is mostly all underground. There is a ridiculous amount of stations.
The Paris Metro and London Underground both disprove this statement. The "its different, this is New York" is such an incredibly arrogant statement that we New Yorkers hide behind.
OMG I am having a cascade reaction! I got to personally preview the new London subway system AKA Crossrail set to open later this year.
I got a chance to preview the new stations and platforms at Tottenham Court Road Station before they open later this year. It was like walking down the corridors of the Star Ship Enterprise. All clean, white with departure time signs on OLED screens no less! I posted pictures above that were renders but I got a chance to see the real deal and it just blew my mind.
This guy Geoff does some cool videos and he happened to be there same day. Here is what he had to show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKC-QBxbdj4
Andy Byford who ran the London system whose watch Crossrail took place now works for the MTA to give the NY Subway a much needed shake up and to reset that era too. I hope he does for NY what he has for London.
I got a chance to preview the new stations and platforms at Tottenham Court Road Station before they open later this year. It was like walking down the corridors of the Star Ship Enterprise. All clean, white with departure time signs on OLED screens no less! I posted pictures above that were renders but I got a chance to see the real deal and it just blew my mind.
This guy Geoff does some cool videos and he happened to be there same day. Here is what he had to show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKC-QBxbdj4
Andy Byford who ran the London system whose watch Crossrail took place now works for the MTA to give the NY Subway a much needed shake up and to reset that era too. I hope he does for NY what he has for London.
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