Comments on: Thoughts on the art-vs.-service debate http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/07/13/thoughts-on-the-art-vs-service-debate/ A New York City Subway Blog Tue, 22 May 2012 21:23:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marc Shepherd http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/07/13/thoughts-on-the-art-vs-service-debate/#comment-940 Marc Shepherd Sun, 15 Jul 2007 13:55:29 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/07/13/thoughts-on-the-art-vs-service-debate/#comment-940 There's a few misconceptions here. In the first place, station beautification comes out of a different budget. The option to spend less on artwork, and more on service, simply doesn't exist. In the second place, if you want better service, you ought to be happy about weekend service diversions. Those diversions take place to maintain and upgrade the system, without which better service (or even the current level of service) would not be possible. When you have a 24×7 subway, when exactly do you expect them to maintain it? In any event, you are correct that the cost outlay for the arts programs is minimal. It's not as if you could scrap station beautification and start running a Culver Express instead. There’s a few misconceptions here.

In the first place, station beautification comes out of a different budget. The option to spend less on artwork, and more on service, simply doesn’t exist.

In the second place, if you want better service, you ought to be happy about weekend service diversions. Those diversions take place to maintain and upgrade the system, without which better service (or even the current level of service) would not be possible. When you have a 24×7 subway, when exactly do you expect them to maintain it?

In any event, you are correct that the cost outlay for the arts programs is minimal. It’s not as if you could scrap station beautification and start running a Culver Express instead.

]]> By: Wakefield852 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/07/13/thoughts-on-the-art-vs-service-debate/#comment-941 Wakefield852 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 03:05:37 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/07/13/thoughts-on-the-art-vs-service-debate/#comment-941 really, i could careless about the artworks at the stations. i mean its pretty to look out, but if you want art, buy it yourself or go to a museum, not at the subway station. the MTA could use the money for better service. maybe better service first, artwork last. really, i could careless about the artworks at the stations. i mean its pretty to look out, but if you want art, buy it yourself or go to a museum, not at the subway station. the MTA could use the money for better service.
maybe better service first, artwork last.

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