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I find this data unconvincing, since it talks about "delays" and compares to the "schedule". Since the schedule can change, it's hard to figure out whether thi
by andrewla 9y ago
I find this data unconvincing, since it talks about "delays" and compares to the "schedule". Since the schedule can change, it's hard to figure out whether this is a problem with overly aggressive schedules or with actual train slowdowns.
As a counterpoint to the "delays", the article for this thread says
> As ridership grew from 2012 to 2016, the end-to-end running time during peak hours on the numbered lines increased by more than six minutes
Six minutes seems like ... well, like nothing, really. If that's the extent of the problem, then I don't see a crisis brewing, I just see things getting a little worse.
That's not to say that we don't need to make things better, but let's frame the discussion around the actual problems.
- WoodenChair 9y ago6 minutes is a lot when it affects millions of people. 6 minutes * 1,000,000 riders is 6,000,000 minutes a day of lost productivity. What is the GDP impact of that?