Comments on: Walder promises big, but can he deliver?

By: Alon Levy

Alon Levy — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:42:41 +0000

Enormous, old, and complex applies to London more than to New York. The London Underground’s first line opened before New York’s first el, let alone its first subway; by the time the IRT was built, London already had 6-7 subway lines, run by different companies. Today a map of the Underground shows more branching than in New York even on the A, and although New York has longer subway track length due to its four-track lines, London has a higher total route length.

By: herenthere

herenthere — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:04:05 +0000

Wow, I was planning on going there just to meet him and give him some support, but it was just out of the way…anyway he can have another meet and greet?

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By: AlexB

AlexB — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:41:36 +0000

In London, fares are steep and pay for over 80% of operating costs. They have extra money to throw around. In Paris, they renovated every station in the system in ten years with tax money. In New York, we have neither high fares nor major government support. We renovate only a handful of stations every five years and we’ve been working on the train arrival boards for an eternity…

By: E. Aron

E. Aron — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:33:29 +0000

Is it that their culture demands it? Or is it that NY has an enormous, old and complex system? Or is it that the city and the feds don’t give their fair share of dues to the MTA?

By: rhywun

rhywun — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:48:17 +0000

The one thing Walder needs to bring things up to London standards is the one thing he probably won’t get–money. London can afford to build new lines and be 10 years ahead of us technologically because the culture demands it. Here, not so much.

By: Alon Levy

Alon Levy — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:47:12 +0000

But then there would be no opportunity to deliver pork to the Adirondacks in exchange for MTA favors.

By: SEAN

SEAN — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:53:31 +0000

To get what Jay Walder wants would require the MTA to be taken over by the city & the outlieing counties. That would be the best thing for the MTA in over 30-years.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:51:18 +0000

Wow, he’s a tall dude.

By: Kai

Kai — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:31:50 +0000

Just saw the flat screens at Myrtle-Wycoff with all the train locations again this past weekend… I can only dream of a day where such luxury will be everywhere. Such beauty…