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No offense, but this sounds like the reaction of someone who doesn't actually use the subway to get around. The older stations in NYC are cramped and _dangerou
by andjd 6y ago
No offense, but this sounds like the reaction of someone who doesn't actually use the subway to get around. The older stations in NYC are cramped and _dangerous_ because they're too small to handle the foot traffic heading through on a good day without delays. The new 2nd avenue subway stations are similarly large, and I can personally attest that this scale, which seems frivolous to you, makes life tangibly better for the commuters who rely on this infrastructure every day.
- jrockway 6y agoIt really goes either way. The IND stations are great with their trademark full-length mezzanines. Sometimes, the mezzanine wasn't needed, though; a lot of them are just flat-out abandoned on the G. My takeaway from this is that careful planning and analysis is necessary to decide what sort of station design is required. There is no one-size-fits-all answer, as many replies suggest there is, so it's not obvious to me that the MTA screwed this up.