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M_Silvers t1_j0vp0jw wrote

Reply to comment by Arleare13 in Jealous of NYC transportation by OfficialEthxn

New Yorker's feel about the subway the way teenagers feel about their parents, we spend way more time complaining about it than we do appreciating it, but at the end of the day we know how screwed we'd be without it and how reliant we all are.

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Pennwisedom t1_j0vu5no wrote

I think about it this way:

Is New York's transportation better than pretty much 99% of the rest of the US? Yes.

Are there several similar cities around the world that have similar, but better, transportation systems? Also yes.

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treesareweirdos t1_j0vwtlp wrote

True, but NYC’s subway is also underrated even compared to other systems around the world. The extent of coverage and the 24 hour service is amazing.

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yoshimipinkrobot t1_j0wl9up wrote

You don’t have to make this trade off. Other systems have automated 24 hour coverage and 3 min wait times between trains

The unions have ossified the system and stopped its advance

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gamelord12 t1_j0wvyee wrote

3 minute wait times sounds ambitious, but I'd be happy with 10 or 12 on the weekend instead of 20.

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WantedFireBlast t1_j0ywz4o wrote

Imagine blaming unions instead of economic austerity of public transit funds.

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magnus91 t1_j0z1ro0 wrote

We shouldn't have 24/7 service tho, or it should be limited. One of the failings of the subway is it hard to do maintenance because all the tracks are always in use. System would run better if they could do maintenance from 2am-6am.

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yesfb t1_j0w8aeg wrote

i'd rather have 12 hour service that worked consistently than 24 hour service that's half assed, expensive, and seriously can't be depended on

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wwcfm t1_j0waif0 wrote

I doubt people working non 9-5s agree.

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yesfb t1_j0xcksn wrote

this I wholeheartedly agree with, my bad

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ihatethesidebar t1_j0vrpen wrote

Tbf we complain about it because we want it to be better. Our parents are our parents.

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