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HowdieHighHowdieHoe t1_j7yz4gv wrote

And it should go to MTA/Homeless Outreach, and re-funding education

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mowotlarx OP t1_j7yzjfe wrote

>And it should go to MTA

How many times do we have to mention that NYC doesn't control or find the MTA.

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chargeorge t1_j7zgqtl wrote

The city does contribute funds to the MTA, and has probably not been committing enough funds for a while.

I’d love if we could work out a deal to fund all day 6 minute service, which I’ve seen estimates between 250-350 million dollars in extra costs per year and would dramatically improve ridership.

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planning_throwaway1 t1_j808n2z wrote

> I’d love if we could work out a deal to fund all day 6 minute service, which I’ve seen estimates between 250-350 million dollars in extra costs per year and would dramatically improve ridership.

This was literally in the MTA Capital Plan that they approved right before covid hit and blew everything up. The plan was to modernize signals on all the lines, which would do more than anything else to improve service across the whole system

Haven't heard shit about it since covid though. I believe they're still working on it but who knows

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chargeorge t1_j80cf90 wrote

I don't even think we need new capital construction to make that happen. We already run 6 minute headways for peak hours on most trains, this is just extending that frequency out all day. That estimate for costs I saw also would include busses. I would use the bus so much more if I knew I never had to wait longer than 6 minutes.

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Grass8989 t1_j7yzzdz wrote

Source on education getting defunded?

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HowdieHighHowdieHoe t1_j7z72cv wrote

SoUrSe!?

Bro I’m not google there’s tons of articles about how the city and state budget for education has been reduced, especially specialized schools and special education. Don’t weaponize your own incompetence in looking things up to try and imply it’s bogus.

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Grass8989 t1_j7z76sd wrote

The DoE budget has essentially been static despite about a 10% enrollment decline since 2020. We also spend the most, by far, per student of any education dept in the country.

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chug84 t1_j85m4kf wrote

> And it should go to MTA

Fuck the MTA. They shouldn't get another dime from this city until a thorough, top top bottom audit is conducted to find out wtf they're doing with all of the money they're already receiving.

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marcusmv3 t1_j8ioymh wrote

Aww look a scorned driver who dodges tolls. Precious 🥰

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