> there is A LOT of idle capacity The MTA's biggest problems right now are overcrowding and old, crumbling infrastructure, not idle capacity. This article jus

> there is A LOT of idle capacity The MTA's biggest problems right now are overcrowding and old, crumbling infrastructure, not idle capacity. This article just pointed out we're chasing our tails so much on those 2 problems we don't even think about (gasp) adding new subway lines, although it argues because we're more committed to cars as a form a transit. > rethinking of above ground transportation, congestion, flexible work hours, whatever, etc. Since the Bloomberg Era the city transportation dept has added thousands of miles of bike lanes but there's not much more it can do to "rethink" above-ground transportation. Flexible work hours are just a nonstarter for most companies. Starbucks going to let you start your shift late? Goldman Sachs? No. > where the only goal was a twist on the status quo, What constitutes a twist? What specific policy proposals would change the reality of public transit? DeBlasio proposed a Brooklyn trolley line -- the kind of "out of the box" thinking you're proposing -- and it's gotten nowhere. > I didn't notice anything here about off-hours / peak-hours pricing The pricing is always the same it's just that the trains run at different frequencies. During rush hour they can come every 3-4 minutes, in the middle of the night every 30 minutes. There are no magical fixes to NYC's transit problems. It just requires more money (via higher taxes) and better management.