Apparently an act of congress wouldnt be an uphill battle if history is to be any teacher... http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/president-ford-announces-won-ba

Apparently an act of congress wouldnt be an uphill battle if history is to be any teacher... http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/president-ford-announces-won-bailout-nyc-1975-article-1.2405985 http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/president-ford-announces... service runs very well in NYC (anecdotally), but compared to cities like LA or Phoenix their trains are the haggard burro's of times long gone. Sad to say but I feel the only thing that will improve the quality of this service over time is cascading system failures similar to what BART is experiencing. Politicians are gleefully divorced from the concept of public transportation in their largest city, so until the NYC Subway begins to impact titans of industry and their ability to call upon the masses to come to work on time, its likely to remain a grisly reminder of just how real living in america can be. A culture shift might not hurt either, although full disclosure im not entirely steeped in the culture of the big apple. Here in Los Angeles, extending our purple line train to the tune of four billion dollars seemed like a generally wise investment to everyone; the tax passed easily.