That actually made me realize how wasteful this system is by business standards. We should expect a income stream of at least 8% of the investment on something

That actually made me realize how wasteful this system is by business standards. We should expect a income stream of at least 8% of the investment on something like this. So, this decision needs to add 500 million rides per year at $2.75, and that's not even considering the marginal cost of adding riders beyond just the signal changes. So, a 30% increase in MTA usage just because trains will come slightly faster? Not a chance in hell do they get that.