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They added 120 miles of track and 68 stations in seven years. New York City couldn’t update a turnstile in seven years.
by tomcam 3y ago
They added 120 miles of track and 68 stations in seven years. New York City couldn’t update a turnstile in seven years.
- kaashif 3y agoIf that's in reference to OMNY, it's worth mentioning that Paris is actually far behind e.g. New York and London in ease of use in ticketing and turnstiles since in those places you no longer have to even buy tickets or think about anything: just touch your normal payment card on the turnstile. Although that does seem like the easy part compared to actually building the stations and lines, which is why it's weird Paris hasn't caught up in that area.
- aylmao 3y agoI like the NYC subway for a lot of reasons, but man is it in a bad state. Chambers street station for example. Last time I was there it looked similar, if not worse than in this 2015 photo [1]. Comparing it to the second busiest metro in the Americas, it's crazy how Mexico City Metro, which isn't always "nice", is still so much nicer and much cheaper [2]. Even comparing it to cities with more similar economies— systems in London/Paris are cheaper per ride, but also much nicer. [1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chambers_Street_-_Nassau_Line_Platform.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chambers_Street_-_Na... [2] https://www.businessinsider.com/mexico-city-metro-review-2019-1#most-stations-had-expansive-mezzanines-with-food-vendors-shoe-shine-stands-internet-cafes-and-more-4 https://www.businessinsider.com/mexico-city-metro-review-201...