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NYPIRG's Straphangers Campaign released its 2007 report on Subway Schmutz today and there was reason for encouragement. Overall, car cleanliness improved slightly between 2005 and 2007, but there was significant improvement on the 7 and L lines. The L line actually has the cleanest cars in the system according to Straphangers, with 88% of cars earning a clean rating versus 61% in 2005. The 7 train line was tied for second place, with 78% getting a clean rating versus 22% in 2005.
Starting in mid-September 2007, "additional cleaners were deployed at both terminals for these lines, working in multiple shifts to provide 24-hour coverage," according to MTA New York City Transit. Beginning on December 10, 2007, two new "line general managers" were appointed with greater authority to run the L (Greg Lombardi) and the 7 (Lou Brusati).Riders of the East Side 4 line had less to be enthusiastic about. The 4 train plummeted from the top spot in 2005 (94% clean) to a below-average 38% clean in 2007, so start stocking up on handiwipes and Purell. As for E train riders, there's mixed news -- on the upside, it showed the largest improvement of any line (2% clean in '05 to 29% clean '07). On the downside, it's still the filthiest train in the system.
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I'm so sick of seeing people pissing, spitting, and throwing their garbage in the subway.
I wish there were more cops patrolling the system and writing tickets. I never see cops outside of the major hubs, and even then they are kind of just hanging out.
It's hard to feel too optimistic about improved cleanliness. The trains are still unbelievably dirty and disgusting. Compare the NYC subways to those of Washington, DC, Paris, Berlin, Toronto, Stockholm, etc. and you'll see what I mean.
Not only is the E dirty, as the report indicates, but its sister lines (A/C) are really awful as well. It's partly because of a lax transit system but also a general attitude that it's OK to litter.
The Straphangers' survey doesn't include litter as a factor. It focuses on the surface cleanliness of cars, which reflects less on the litterbug tendencies of riders than the regular cleaning procedures of NYC Transit.
Obviously riders who like to spill sodas on the floor will result in dirtier cars, but the survey in question tries to focus on the custodial attention paid to different lines.
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Like many people have mentioned in previous posts...we need to have some serious citywide reeducation to take place.
It's hard for the L-train to get dirty in the event it's NOT RUNNING, don't you think?
I don't care how clean they are. just make them run in a timely fashion.
I'm glad the L train appears cleaner, but the L train cars still reek of some unidentifiable smell (something to do with the construction materials since these are "new" cars?) that is ruining the quality of my life. Give me the good ole N,R, A,C, 6 etc. any day.
It's hard to care too much about the cars being clean when the interior is so crowded you can't see, breathe, or move. I'm more grossed out by the revolting stations. Can we get some clean stations, please?? And can we get rid of the hidious Tom Otterness sculptures? ugh!
@wiseguynyc - how many of those subway systems are open 24 hours?
i wish they would do something about the G train... my station (nassau ave) smells like a rotting diaper.