It was shocking, in some ways, that somebody who couldn't do business with the city could do data business with the MTA,
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For everyone, it was a challenge. For many people, it was a hardship. They couldn't get to a doctor's appointment, they couldn't get to the office.Gene Russianoff
It's just troubling that they would try to push it forward when there are technical concerns, community concerns and their own consultant is questioning the wisdom of it.
Gene Russianoff
I'm not big on the mayor taking the subway, ... That doesn't make up for the fact that he cut the city's contribution to the MTA capital program from 100 million a year to 75 million. It doesn't make up for his voting for the first fare hike and cuts in elevator operators and station booth attendants.
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It makes no sense in an age of terrorism to leave only one person at the front of a train that might be carrying more than 2,000 people.
Gene Russianoff
Twenty-five years ago, your trains broke down all the time, they were covered in graffiti and you had no incentive to use transit. Billions of dollars later, your trains are reliable and you get discounts the more you use the system. The lesson of all this is, if you invest in transit, the riders will come.
Gene Russianoff
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