September 17, 2005
The MTA in NYC.....
....is a terribly unfunny joke.
Posted by Karol at September 17, 2005 06:58 PM | TrackBackTechnorati Tags: MTA+NYC MTA
Certainly not as funny as the way that guy makes up numbers out of thin air.
Posted by: Rick Who? at September 17, 2005 07:27 PMI think he made it very clear that those were estimates.
Posted by: Karol at September 17, 2005 08:22 PMThe MTA is heaveb compared to the MBTA, the Boston subway system.
Posted by: Petitedov at September 17, 2005 08:40 PMI never had too much trouble with the T in Boston, though I only used the subway at nights a few times a week when I was using it (red line). I hear the orange line is rat-infested and unreliable.
Also, it's clear my numbers are estimates (though taken from the MTA's site), but it also seems clear that if Bloomberg had to ride the subway every day, a lot more would happen a lot quicker to get subway stations cleaned and air-conditioned, and subway lines more reliable.
Posted by: Nate at September 17, 2005 10:28 PMThere are "estimates", and then there are "estimates". Saying there is a $3 billion annual surplus from fares alone when the agency is $500 million in the red, and earns only a fraction of its operating expenses from fares is not "estimating" -- it is somewhere between irresponsible and a lie.
Posted by: Rick Who? at September 18, 2005 02:56 PM
