Comments on: MTA paint jobs paralyzed by institutional indecision

By: The effects of putting lipstick on a pig :: Second Ave. Sagas

The effects of putting lipstick on a pig :: Second Ave. Sagas — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:45:02 +0000

[...] the years, I’ve tackled the MTA’s paint job problems. In 2007, the MTA had plans to paint 200 stations in five years, but that plan was delayed because the authority couldn’t figure out how to decide which [...]

By: At Jay St., a station rehab but no coat of paint :: Second Ave. Sagas

At Jay St., a station rehab but no coat of paint :: Second Ave. Sagas — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:01:38 +0000

[...] MTA couldn’t get a $50-million station painting plan off the ground because authority heads could not figure out which stations to paint first. In 2008, Transit announced that, instead of painting 46 a year and [...]

By: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog » Blog Archive » A $50-million paint job

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:01:19 +0000

[...] efforts haven’t gotten much positive press over the last few years. First, the agency couldn’t figure out how to spend $50 million on painting their decaying stations. Then, they announced that the paintings would proceed at a [...]

By: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog » Blog Archive » Southern Brooklyn stations may be too far gone to paint

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:02:13 +0000

[...] love it when the MTA’s efforts at painting make the news. Last July, we saw the MTA paralyzed by indecision because they couldn’t figure out which stations to paint. Seven months later, in February, [...]

By: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog » Blog Archive » Subway news and views from around the Internet

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:35:58 +0000

[...] us in as to why MTA paint jobs at stations seem to move at glacially slow paces. (Related SAS posts here and [...]

By: Second Ave. Sagas | Blogging the NYC Subways » Blog Archive » A 39-year paint program starts with six random stations

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:23:19 +0000

[...] Remember the paint jobs? Remember back in July when word leaked out that the MTA couldn’t use $50 million they had set aside to paint stations because they couldn’t figure out how to pick which stations should go first? [...]

By: With money available, Sander won’t postpone the fare hike at Second Ave. Sagas | Blogging the NYC Subways

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:44:46 +0000

[...] toll surplus would give the MTA the extra money they need to wait. He also drops in the fact that $50 million was supposed to use on paint jobs could be added to this pot as [...]

By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:18:21 +0000

I’ve been thinking about this post all weekend. The anger level keeps rising… I hate the MTA so much.

As for the “Wet Paint” signs, I always see them on garbage cans. The signs on the vertical I-Beams look like they’ve been there for years.

By: KidTwist

KidTwist — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:02:14 +0000

I can think of 468 stations that could use at least a bit of paint.

By: Marsha

Marsha — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 04:21:59 +0000

I was at 125th Street and Lenox Avenue today (2 and 3 trains) and I walked by a garbage pail with a WET PAINT sign on it so I guess the MTA started there.