Comments on: To staff or not to staff? http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/10/to-staff-or-not-to-staff/ A New York City Subway Blog Fri, 25 May 2012 20:36:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: coach k http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/10/to-staff-or-not-to-staff/#comment-72670 coach k Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:17:10 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2677#comment-72670 Path is ok they only have 13 stations Path is ok they only have 13 stations

]]> By: Straphangers poll finds support for station agents :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/10/to-staff-or-not-to-staff/#comment-61836 Straphangers poll finds support for station agents :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:19:21 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2677#comment-61836 [...] question has risen to the forefront in the Great Station Agent Debate of 2009. (More here, here and here.) The Straphangers Campaign has released results of a poll asking its members the following [...] [...] question has risen to the forefront in the Great Station Agent Debate of 2009. (More here, here and here.) The Straphangers Campaign has released results of a poll asking its members the following [...]

]]> By: anonymouse http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/10/to-staff-or-not-to-staff/#comment-60026 anonymouse Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:35:31 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2677#comment-60026 What about PATH? What about PATH?

]]> By: Todd http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/10/to-staff-or-not-to-staff/#comment-60016 Todd Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:16:11 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2677#comment-60016 That rape story is infuriating. That rape story is infuriating.

]]> By: Kevin http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/10/to-staff-or-not-to-staff/#comment-60011 Kevin Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:19:20 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2677#comment-60011 Of course they'd now demand additional hazard pay for being security guards... Of course they’d now demand additional hazard pay for being security guards…

]]> By: Ariel http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/10/to-staff-or-not-to-staff/#comment-60009 Ariel Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:16:05 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2677#comment-60009 The MTA should instead hire all station agents as licensed security guards. That way they could do more than just sit in a booth and watch a crime as it happens, but they could handout fines, use physical force and have quick access to the police. Just renaming the position "security guard" will do a lot psychologically. People often complain that token clerks don't do anything, but if the position was titled "security guard," they would be more understanding. Also, knowing that I can go to a security guard in case of an emergency makes me feel much safer than going to a token clerk. The MTA should instead hire all station agents as licensed security guards. That way they could do more than just sit in a booth and watch a crime as it happens, but they could handout fines, use physical force and have quick access to the police.

Just renaming the position “security guard” will do a lot psychologically. People often complain that token clerks don’t do anything, but if the position was titled “security guard,” they would be more understanding. Also, knowing that I can go to a security guard in case of an emergency makes me feel much safer than going to a token clerk.

]]> By: That Would Be an Imaginary Menagerie - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/10/to-staff-or-not-to-staff/#comment-60008 That Would Be an Imaginary Menagerie - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:50:58 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2677#comment-60008 [...] a brand-new subway station booth at South Ferry — but will anyone ever staff it? Well, maybe they can rent it out as a studio. [Second Avenue [...] [...] a brand-new subway station booth at South Ferry — but will anyone ever staff it? Well, maybe they can rent it out as a studio. [Second Avenue [...]

]]> By: Michael http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/10/to-staff-or-not-to-staff/#comment-60006 Michael Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:32:08 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2677#comment-60006 But crime might increase anyway. The newly unemployed station agents might become criminals. I hope not. But crime might increase anyway. The newly unemployed station agents might become criminals.

I hope not.

]]> By: rhywun http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/10/to-staff-or-not-to-staff/#comment-59995 rhywun Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:40:38 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2677#comment-59995 I was on the fence but I think now there IS a deterrent effect when the booths are fully staffed. It's the same "eyes on the street" effect Jane Jacobs described decades ago, the same effect which makes traditional development safer than "towers in the parking lot". One shocking, aberrant crime doesn't change that fact but in fact reinforces it. Or at least I guess we'll get our chance to find out if crime does increase in light of these cuts. I was on the fence but I think now there IS a deterrent effect when the booths are fully staffed. It’s the same “eyes on the street” effect Jane Jacobs described decades ago, the same effect which makes traditional development safer than “towers in the parking lot”. One shocking, aberrant crime doesn’t change that fact but in fact reinforces it. Or at least I guess we’ll get our chance to find out if crime does increase in light of these cuts.

]]> By: Michael http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/10/to-staff-or-not-to-staff/#comment-59994 Michael Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:40:19 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2677#comment-59994 Often the token clerks or station agents defend their right to do nothing. A camera would make me feel safer. http://whatyourdonotknowbecauseyouarenotme.blogspot.com/2009/03/fecal-matter-in-7th-ave-bq-station.html Sometimes, they take away the station agent without much thought http://whatyourdonotknowbecauseyouarenotme.blogspot.com/2009/03/what-was-mta-thinging.html Often the token clerks or station agents defend their right to do nothing. A camera would make me feel safer.

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Sometimes, they take away the station agent without much thought

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