Comments on: Wrong and right views of subway service http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/08/13/wrong-and-right-views-of-subway-service/ A New York City Subway Blog Sat, 26 May 2012 00:19:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alon Levy http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/08/13/wrong-and-right-views-of-subway-service/#comment-63782 Alon Levy Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:11:48 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3660#comment-63782 I don't get the point about "I live here." The lower fares prevalent in most other cities suggest that the MTA could cut its operating costs, translating into some combination of lower fares and higher ridership, and reduced need to go to Albany and beg for money. I don’t get the point about “I live here.” The lower fares prevalent in most other cities suggest that the MTA could cut its operating costs, translating into some combination of lower fares and higher ridership, and reduced need to go to Albany and beg for money.

]]> By: J.W. http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/08/13/wrong-and-right-views-of-subway-service/#comment-63627 J.W. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:33:06 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3660#comment-63627 I am fine with anyone who wants to criticize the M.T.A., but a lot of it seems fairly small-minded, in my view. The fact that it's cheaper to ride the subway somewhere else, for instance, means very little; I live here. They could give you free puppies and ice cream in Tokyo, it wouldn't change the fact that I don't own a car -- and I live here. I know a lot of people who are fed up with any number of things about the subway, and I probably agree with most of them. What bugs me is that I don't know anyone who has anything intelligent to say about how you live in New York without it. And it seems to me that critics who, for instance, say it's too expensive ought to be able to do that. I am fine with anyone who wants to criticize the M.T.A., but a lot of it seems fairly small-minded, in my view. The fact that it’s cheaper to ride the subway somewhere else, for instance, means very little; I live here. They could give you free puppies and ice cream in Tokyo, it wouldn’t change the fact that I don’t own a car — and I live here.

I know a lot of people who are fed up with any number of things about the subway, and I probably agree with most of them. What bugs me is that I don’t know anyone who has anything intelligent to say about how you live in New York without it. And it seems to me that critics who, for instance, say it’s too expensive ought to be able to do that.

]]> By: Alon Levy http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/08/13/wrong-and-right-views-of-subway-service/#comment-63609 Alon Levy Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:27:58 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3660#comment-63609 The subway's cheap compared to what it used to be, but not compared to other subway systems in the world. When you're cheaper than the profitable Tokyo Metro for short trips, you know something is wrong with your system. The subway’s cheap compared to what it used to be, but not compared to other subway systems in the world. When you’re cheaper than the profitable Tokyo Metro for short trips, you know something is wrong with your system.

]]> By: A Schemer’s Fine Dining - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/08/13/wrong-and-right-views-of-subway-service/#comment-63602 A Schemer’s Fine Dining - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:40:59 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3660#comment-63602 [...] it wouldn’t net a gold at the Olympics, the M.T.A. can be fairly happy about a recent survey in which New Yorkers said their overall transit satisfaction was 6.4 out of 10. Less positive were [...] [...] it wouldn’t net a gold at the Olympics, the M.T.A. can be fairly happy about a recent survey in which New Yorkers said their overall transit satisfaction was 6.4 out of 10. Less positive were [...]

]]> By: OJ http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/08/13/wrong-and-right-views-of-subway-service/#comment-63571 OJ Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:36:26 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3660#comment-63571 It's actually 2 hours and some change. Comapred to te LIRR , the NYCT are much cheaper. I could afford a monthly card instead of monthly for the metro between inwood and penn station. Plus it has more value. Of course 89 dollars is going to look like a fourtune to someone living in the inter city but it's defintely a value. I'd still much rather have the 80 dollar price. It’s actually 2 hours and some change. Comapred to te LIRR , the NYCT are much cheaper. I could afford a monthly card instead of monthly for the metro between inwood and penn station. Plus it has more value. Of course 89 dollars is going to look like a fourtune to someone living in the inter city but it’s defintely a value. I’d still much rather have the 80 dollar price.

]]> By: Benjamin Kabak http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/08/13/wrong-and-right-views-of-subway-service/#comment-63560 Benjamin Kabak Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:29:59 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3660#comment-63560 As opposed to the <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=inwood%20to%20far%20rockaway&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl" rel="nofollow">hour and a half drive (in traffic)</a> Google Maps plots for you each way? As opposed to the hour and a half drive (in traffic) Google Maps plots for you each way?

]]> By: anonymous http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/08/13/wrong-and-right-views-of-subway-service/#comment-63551 anonymous Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:36:08 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3660#comment-63551 If you don't mind an hour-and-a-half ride each way. If you don’t mind an hour-and-a-half ride each way.

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