I applaud bloomberg for writing about this. The more these problems are talked about, hopefully, will result in some for of change. (The NY Times has done a gr

I applaud bloomberg for writing about this. The more these problems are talked about, hopefully, will result in some for of change. (The NY Times has done a great job in the NY region shining a light on subways, MTA, see below for stories linked.) It is always incredibly challenging to have to design solutions ontop of exisiting,immovable, infrastructure and old stubborn corrupt people. Regarding the article, these statements are absurd. > K. Jane Williams, deputy administrator of the Federal Transit Administration, sent a curtly worded letter to New York and New Jersey officials that snidely made the deal sound made-up. > “We consider it unhelpful to reference a nonexistent ‘agreement’ rather than directly address the responsibility for funding a local project where 9 out of 10 passengers are local transit riders,” she wrote. With New York residents rated 44 out of 50 on Wallet Hub's "2017’s Most & Least Federally Dependent States " state residents being dependent on the federal government, meaning NY residents give more than they get back ( Scale : 1 = giving less and being more dependent on federal funds versus 50 being more independent and giving more than it receives, being less dependent on federal funds[1] ) as well as other nearby states, such as Massachusetts(46), New Jersey(49) and Delaware(50), I find it incredibly irritating for them to make it as if people who rely on that form of transit do not matter especially with transportation being a way to get out of poverty. [2][3] So much for infrastructure spending.... [1](https://wallethub.com/edu/states-most-least-dependent-on-the-federal-government/2700/ https://wallethub.com/edu/states-most-least-dependent-on-the...) [2] (https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/07/upshot/transportation-emerges-as-crucial-to-escaping-poverty.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/07/upshot/transportation-eme...) [3] (https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2015/05/25/public-transportation-can-ride-out-poverty/KtzBMWFo1Xpsqks7NfbYxL/story.html https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2015/05/25/public-transp...) Regarding Amtrak,the author in my opinion should have explained how the Amtrak works/run. They suffer because they do not have funding, but lack the ability to be forced to innovate because of virtually zero competition.(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amtrak#Controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amtrak#Controversy) To understand how Amtrak works, I suggest reading this. (https://rctom.hbs.org/submission/amtrak-when-political-absurdity-meets-government-inefficiency/ https://rctom.hbs.org/submission/amtrak-when-political-absur...) >NY Times on MTA (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/07/opinion/nyc-leaders-subway-mta.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/07/opinion/nyc-leaders-subwa...) (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/03/magazine/subway-new-york-city-public-transportation-wealth-inequality.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/03/magazine/subway-new-york-...) (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/28/nyregion/new-york-subway-construction-costs.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/28/nyregion/new-york-subway-...) (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/22/nyregion/what-would-it-take-to-fix-new-yorks-subway.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/22/nyregion/what...) (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/20/nyregion/system-failure-new-york-subway-maintenance-misery.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/20/nyregion/system-failure-n...)