Gothamist: More Fare Hikes for Less Service is the Future

whantmoore

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:39:11 -0500

Well the old saying you get what you pay for. If I am paying more I should get more not less. With the new fare hikes these MF cant even keep up with the improvements they promised let alone maintain the systems they have. I want to work for the MTA they are not a results driven CO. I am not talking about the hard working people we see every day giving us directions or what have you. I am talking about the people who live in the Ivory Towers who don't even use public transportation who work for the MTA.

moonbeam

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:03:45 -0500

I totally agree, 15. The MTA should be able to give us amazing service with all the money they have coming in right now. It's obvious that our fares and our tax dollars are going into the pockets of corrupt government officials rather than into maintaining and improving the system. Shouldn't the attorney general be looking into the actions of these crooks?

yep_its_true

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:01:10 -0500

Absolutely - Paris has it figured out. Rubber wheels, too! No screeching! But then again, it wouldn't be New York if it wasn't loud enough to break your eardrums.

blablanyc

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:59:44 -0500

What about the $1 billion for the Hudson Yards? The MTA needs to be investigated.

nivek

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 07:39:20 -0500

Lord Stompo, America is NOT a good place for finding examples of fine mass transit. Travel abroad and you'll see how shitty this country is when it comes to transit.

Lord Stompo

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 01:39:05 -0500

On the one hand, yes, the MTA desperately needs someone to come in and trim the fat from their organization. Preferably someone swinging an axe. On the other hand, for such a far-flung and complex system serving so many people, the MTA really doesn't do such a terrible job. The simple fact that the average person in NYC doesn't own a car is testament to that. Try living without a car in New Orleans or Austin and depending on public transit to get you everywhere you need to go, day or night. It makes the G seem like Pegasus.

slappy

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:11:19 -0500

Graft and curruption. Period. And Bloomy leads the pack - wolf in preppy clothing. Yech.

JMH

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:01:24 -0500

We should bring back the commuter tax.

greeen

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:46:45 -0500

when the warm weather hits I get on my bike and I dont step foot into a MTA conveyance unless I absolutely must. It simply sucks, especially the helL train. Get a bike everybody. It is the best way to get around. the more bikes on the streets the safer it is for all Bicyclists.

Think twice

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:36:07 -0500

Privatize the shit. I've already wasted enough breath and keystrokes on how this public authority is so disposable.

jibbly

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:28:27 -0500

Remember a couple of years ago when they gave out free rides? How many hundreds of millions did they spend with the "surplus"? Suck it MTA, I've got a bike now!

snowman

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:31:08 -0500

I love New York City, but I HATE HATE HATE the MTA. They are SO worthless. Trains and stations are filthy. Employees tend not give a rat's ass about their jobs. Rush hour frequently finds me waiting for a train on a crowded platform, only to have a packed to capacity train pull up. Unable to get on, it is then a matter of waiting for a train I can get into to show up. Once I do - forget sitting down - I'm lucky if there's room for me to read my book somewhere. ...That's pretty bad, when there is routinely not enough space for me to hold a book in front of me.

nivek

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:47:59 -0500

I'd rather walk. You fat and/or lazy bastards can ride cabs.

sonyactivision

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:24:03 -0500

Take cabs.

Steven

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:04:15 -0500

Always crying for money. It's the same tune over and over again. One day they have a huge surplus and the next it turns into a huge deficit.

Jen S

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:03:27 -0500

wtf? A good portion of my paycheck goes to the city, I pay $81/month for a MetroCard, and they're still over budget?! They need some new finance people, stat.

ianmac47

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:56:59 -0500

Fire everyone. Especially the MTA accountants who lose hundreds of millions of dollars only to find it again after instituting fare hikes.

TKaisen

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:25:37 -0500

The budgeting of this city is a joke. It's probably the richest city in the country and we just can't figure it out.

Kevin Walsh

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:25:37 -0500

Bloomie could solve the MTA shortfall by chipping in a spare $1B (heck, he's said philanthropy is a career goal), but yeah, it would set a bad precedent. Crowded trains: I just wait on the platform till one empty to my liking arrives. www.forgotten-ny.com

Ben K

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:01:57 -0500

2013? They already announced months ago that phase 1 won't be completed until 2015. I bet that's in doubt now too.

nivek

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:37:21 -0500

And service still sucks because the signals are all crap, there's no reporting mechanisms to tell us when the next train will arrive, and the riders are just as dumb, holding the doors when the next train's headlights can be seen right behind the train they're trying to get on.