Gothamist: Surprise, Surprise, The MTA Is Screwed

toyochin

Wed, 22 Dec 2004 17:39:45 -0500

True, seems Kalikow is full of bullcaca more often than not and he might very well have a billion or two stuffed in his pocket, but he is right that Albany has been anything but supportive of the MTA. As things stand, even if the MTA has enough funds for necessary maintenance, we already have trains past their sell-by date (the ones on W, B and J/M/Z) that are only going to get more expensive to keep up. You can only get so many Dutch boys to finger holes before you need to spend money and build a new dyke. Anyway you look at it, money is needed and maintaining status quo isn't enough. What needs to happen is for MTA to make their finances more transparent AND for Pataki to commit to funding improvement programs.

MT

Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:47:24 -0500

I wouldn't trust anything Peter Kalikow says. The man, and his agency, have done nothing but feed us total lies for years now. I'm sure this all just a ploy of his to deflect blame for the latest (and the next) fare hike away from him and toward Pataki and in the process squeeze more taxpayer money out of the system. You'd think with all the times he's gotten busted for lying over the past couple of years people in this town would wise up. I say we all just get cars. It's getting to be a cheaper option by the minute.

tien

Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:41:48 -0500

i still don't think the 2nd ave subway will break [new] ground in the next 10 years.

toyochin

Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:47:26 -0500

As an LESer who stands to benefit when the 2nd Ave Subway is finally completed in 2040, this is distressing news. But one potential upside to the subways reverting to the late-70's mess is that the proposed remake of The Warriors would be much more believable. Still, why does Pataki hate New York City?