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> having trouble operating at the capacity the city requires. It's not just having trouble. The capacity the city requires is far beyond what it's currently ru
by spyspy 9y ago
> having trouble operating at the capacity the city requires.
It's not just having trouble. The capacity the city requires is far beyond what it's currently running at. Meeting current demand would've meant planning for it two decades ago.
Anyone who lives here will tell you that the subway is wildly unreliable. Huge time gaps between trains, train cars that are dangerously overcrowded, random line shutdowns, local trains randomly going express and vice versa, straight up train direction reversals, "signal problems", "mechanical issues", sick passengers who can't get medical help because there's no medical staff in that station, "police investigations", etc are all part of daily life here.
- mancerayder 9y agoYes, all of this. It bears mentioning that prior to 2015 it was not this bad. In the early 2000's it was common to easily get a seat. I recall the main lines that seemed crowded were the 456 line. Around 2008 or 2010 they canceled a few lines, reduced bus service, and more. To me what smelled fishy was that the prior year, they had a budget surplus and gave everyone free trips on a Christmas weekend. Add to that there were less homeless back then, and then complete the picture with the number of homeless people sprawled out in a heap on several seats on a crowded train, and you start to see how people are questioning why they live here. What's interesting to see is sometimes during rush hour, and if you see a train car that seems less crowded you avoid it either because a) it's summer and the A/C died in that train car b) you have a homeless or crazy person harassing people or sprawled out, except exuding an unusually strong odor that day.