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The MTA is currently in the process of spending 5 billion dollars on ~70 elevators. The inefficiency (and, frankly, corruption) of the agency is staggering. Th
by harryh 7y ago
The MTA is currently in the process of spending 5 billion dollars on ~70 elevators. The inefficiency (and, frankly, corruption) of the agency is staggering.
The organization's problems have very very little to do with budget constraints.
- throw0101a 7y agoAnd yet Berlin, Paris, and Copenhagen are all able to build similar infrastructure for much less: * https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/1/1/14112776/new-york-second-avenue-subway-phase-2 https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/1/1/14112776/ne... Chicago seems to be doing okay, or at least much better than NYC: * https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/nyregion/chicago-l-train-mta-subway.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/nyregion/chicago-l-train-... The problems of the MTA are unique to the MTA itself (AFAICT), and should not necessarily be extrapolated to other places.