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> As a NYer I'm deeply embarrassed by having seen first hand over 20 years NYer as well, for long time, and while it's (public transport) in decline for sure,

> As a NYer I'm deeply embarrassed by having seen first hand over 20 years NYer as well, for long time, and while it's (public transport) in decline for sure, I think your timeline is off. I'd say it's only been in aggressive decline for the past few years, and gradual decline for last 10. Before that was getting better every year. Unlimited Metrocard made riding the subway safe at all hours as marginal cost for riders became zero, more riders = more safety.

mancerayder 9y ago
Fair enough, generally. The subway was pretty fine in my memories of the early 2000s to about 2010. Penn station, however, NJ Transit in particular, I feel started its decline before 2010. More and more people have been relying on these trains while the trains and system have been getting older and too big for their (ripping) britches.