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NYC is spending $500M/year to clean rail and buses in an effort to combat COVID (https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2020/08/11/new-york-could
by Caligatio 6y ago
NYC is spending $500M/year to clean rail and buses in an effort to combat COVID (https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2020/08/11/new-york-could-spend-billions-on-subway-cleaning-to-fight-covid-19-is-it-worth-it-1307302 https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2020/0...). It's not nearly as cheap as you would think.
- oh_sigh 6y agoKeep in mind that whatever the MTA does, you could probably do equivalently in a sane, rational world for 1/10th the price.
- jjk166 6y ago8 million people live in NYC, and between them and visitors from the surrounding metropolitan area a comparable number of people utilize the public transit system regularly. $500M/yr is 17 cents per person per day. I can think of less useful things I would pay 17 cents for.