We thought it was a good first step to wire the stations. There is a big difference between the stations and trains.
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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
I don't think they do it lightly. I don't think someone is saying, 'How can we make everybody's day more miserable' They are plagued by the fact the system, in some places, hasn't been touched in decades. ... This is why you need to build a Second Avenue subway.
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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For many people they don't have a choice. They take the 4 and the 5 and they have to go through Midtown. If you can take the local, the No. 6, that's a good idea and you definitely have to give yourself extra time. The Transit Authority says there'll be delays of 10 minutes, which always means to me that it will be a lot longer than that.
Gene Russianoff
Most people feel that there's an angry and indifferent god that runs the subway and it's sort of lashing out at you.
Gene Russianoff
Whoever gets elected, Democrat or Republican, it's the institution of the office of mayor that tends to dictate what I see as a lack of priorities.
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