RedOrca-15483 t1_jaa6qbj wrote
continuous overtime abuse. multiple capital projects going over budget and over time due to inept project management and design. Penalizing toll-evaders only after racking up 3k and more in unpaid dues. And just years of chronic financial mismanagement and wasteful spending.
I want the MTA to be funded properly, but I'm also tired of the corruption and incompetence to be more fiscally responsible, and they can start by getting the police agencies to be more aggressive with toll evaders and reigning in the overtime abuse and wasteful spending, building utilitarian railway designs instead of these grand underground concourses like GCM and 2nd ave.
TheClassyEngineer t1_jaav8oc wrote
Need to fire half of middle management
Shawn_NYC t1_jaba225 wrote
Ironically, the MTA needs more middle management.
One of the top drivers of the cost overruns is they constantly hire expensive "consultants" to do everything at twice the cost of a normal 9-5 city worker.
harlemtechie t1_jabah2d wrote
I remember being at a company where they sent me to help with a contract. I showed up to sit there with like 20 other people to watch 5 of them discuss the color of a binder for a month. They had to decide on this before we were able to start our work....I never got paid to do so much nothing for so long until the MTA...
-Tony t1_jac52dh wrote
Tell me more about these “consultants”?
b1argg t1_jabbw8a wrote
It is funded properly. It needs to get its house in order.
LittleKitty235 t1_jacg55u wrote
You mean NY State needs to stop using the MTA budget as a piggybank for other State projects?
b1argg t1_jacqx28 wrote
Negligible compared to the MTA waste and corruption
DelTeaz t1_jab9eii wrote
It’s already funded properly…
Stefan_Harper t1_jaba9ey wrote
It definitely isn’t, there’s no way the stations would look the way they do if it was.
New York has the most disgusting stations of any metro I’ve ever been to. I’m sure there are worse out there, but I’ve never seen any worse with my own eyes.
DelTeaz t1_jabafe4 wrote
23 billion isn’t enough? What are you smoking?
Stefan_Harper t1_jabb20b wrote
Montreal (STM) has the best run subway system in North America and it costs about 2 billion per year. So let’s use it as an example of value for money.
MTA is about 399km STM is about 70km
MTA has about 500 stations STM has about 60
MTA operates more types of trains, has longer service hours, and runs on older more expensive tracks.
MTA’s budget should be FAR larger.
23 billion for a system that large is fucking embarrassing. And that’s why the stations are embarrassing.
Everyone complains until math gets involved.
glazor t1_jac7tyv wrote
Do you have the numbers on how much is spent on servicing the debt?
Stefan_Harper t1_jackrx8 wrote
I wish, I’m sure it’s huge
glazor t1_jacmioj wrote
Just looked it up. $2.1B in 2021 and growing.
Stefan_Harper t1_jaco07p wrote
Insanity.
Don’t get me wrong, the MTA is mismanaged, but their budget is low for their circumstances. It just is.
It’s why it looks so insanely shitty all the time.
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DelTeaz t1_jacow00 wrote
For STM it’s 1.7B CAD or 1.25B USD. So NYC has 20x the budget.
Are you on the MTAs payroll or something? How are you defending a higher budget? People like you are why taxes are so fucked in this city. You probably don’t even pay income taxes which would explain why you’re not mad about this.
Stefan_Harper t1_jacpw0i wrote
Have you tried giving the MTA even less money to see if it makes the stations cleaner? You should try that next
DelTeaz t1_jacsnxm wrote
Has the MTA ever tried not to light money on fire? I’m not advocating for lowering the budget, just don’t fucking ask for more when you wasted what you already get.
Stefan_Harper t1_jacwe2z wrote
If I was king for a day I’d audit them into oblivion and rebuild the corp from scratch, I’m with you
harlemtechie t1_jabb6bu wrote
I think you two are confusing 'funded' for 'managed'.
Stefan_Harper t1_jabbqcf wrote
Oh there’s substantial failures in both categories
CuratorPatrick t1_jab2chj wrote
Kronos keeps the overtime in check for regular MTA employees. Gotta cut the fat and get rid of the bloated management and office stock and cut the LIRR out.
[deleted] t1_jac7rhx wrote
“more aggressive with toll evaders”
y’all shouldn’t even HAVE those tolls the prices are ridiculous and eve asking police to be more aggressive on anything means you are an enemy of the people
greenerdoc t1_jaceqaz wrote
Why shouldn't there be tolls?
Should we be aggressive against violent criminals? Rapists? Pedophiles? Or should we just let then break laws to their liking? If you feel that's different it's not, it's just your tolerance for illegal activity is different. If you don't feel like thr laws are fare, fix the laws.
Workaphobia t1_jachbtt wrote
> If you don't feel like thr laws are fare, fix the laws.
I see what you (probably unintentionally) did there.
Regularjoe42 t1_jacihv9 wrote
LMAO, going straight from talking about toll evasion to rape like you were in a SNL skit.
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