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August 31, 2007
Over 16,000 riders responded to the MTA's call for honest assessments of the 7 line, and the MTA released the results of the 7 Line Rider Report Card. On the bright side, there's a lot to improve. Realistically speaking, they weren't very good: After all the areas were tallied up, the overall grade was a C-. Here are the top ten priorities for improvement:1. Adequate room on board at rush hour 2. Minimal delays... [continue]
| August 28, 2007
The next time you're standing on a subway platform silently suffering and sweating from oppressive heat, take intellectual comfort in the fact that you know exactly why it's so hot below ground. The New York Times' Michael Pollak explains the situation in his informative "F.Y.I." column. Despite the fact that underground subway stations are shielded from the sun, the temperature on platforms is often higher than above ground. Pollak gives a number of reasons for... [continue]
August 27, 2007
While even Google can't help out with the subway perv problem, Subway Blogger reports that they are "getting geared up to start mapping New York City Transit systems. Ultimately, you’ll be able to map a transit or subway route just like Google Maps." Sure, there are resources like Hop Stop and OnNYTurf that may end up suffering (and Silicon Alley Insider points out their flaws), but this development was inevitable ever since Google launched their... [continue]
A reader sent us this horrible but all-too-familiar story: I was on the 7 train riding from Flushing Main Street when a man sat across from me (a few stops before 82nd street Jackson Heights he got on) with a newspaper on his lap pretending to be sleeping. I glanced over and to my horror all his goods were in plain view. I did not react and I pulled out my cell phone and took... [continue]
August 17, 2007
amNewYork's cover story, "Grand Funk Railroad," takes a look at the special scent of subway stations. Subway smells were vividly described as being "rancid excrement" or "rotting garbage and vomit." Smelly subway platforms - and trains - are nothing new, but the New York City Transit Authority is adding 350 more cleaners to help fight the grossness; amNY reports the cleaners will "be able to respond to specific stenches faster." Bill Henderson, head MTA's... [continue]
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August 16, 2007
From the looks of these photos, the commute home for those on the L train was no fun last night. On the same day that riders on the line were asked to rate the service, service came to a halt during the evening rush. Who's to blame? It seems like the MTA actually gets a pass this time. Rumor has it that someone pulled the emergency brake. The MTA is looking for riders to... [continue]
August 11, 2007
Communication technology connecting the MTA with its riders is becoming a laughable deficiency in comparison to other major cities with metro systems. Riders who were prescient enough to check the MTA's website to see if there were any delays on their lines related to the torrentional downpour Wednesday morning before they left their homes were out of luck and not alone. The MTA's site crashed under the volume of online traffic one might expect the... [continue]
August 2, 2007
The NYC Transit Authority issued a report about separate incidents that led to two track worker fatalities in April. According to the NY Times, much of the blame is placed on an "organizational culture" where "critical safety rules were not practiced in day-to-day operations." On April 24, Daniel Boggs was hit by a southbound 3 train at the Columbus Circle station when he was in the down express tracks of the 1/2/3 line. The 3... [continue]