The Future Rides with Us

[@MTARailFanner]

CBTC on the Broadway lines. 👀

[@nyctransitrailfan]

No Jamaica and Lexington avenue lines need it the most

[@kimeiga]

@@MTARailFanner i mean honestly I would love it on everything but agree with above

[@paulschreiber]

CBTC on all the lines!

[@KhondakarSadi]

@@nyctransitrailfan⁠​⁠2:53 Not true look. Jamaica and Lexington Avenue are getting new signals/CBTC to.

[@jaydenphilbertmunipals9089]

​@@paulschreibernooo that would mean we can't run transit museum trains for nostalgia runs anymore 😭

[@pleaseinsertacoin]

All great stuff! Shame Kathy Hochul decided to wreck congestion pricing, which would've been the single most reliable way to expand the capital budget and fund much-needed future maintenance. For the sake of their professional integrity and future credibility, MTA leadership should feel compelled to speak out about this disastrous decision of hers.

[@ACslater1]

Congestion pricing is commie bs

[@danieldiazruiz4521]

NO CONGESTION PRICING

[@MicahtheDrumCorpsPseudoboomer]

@@ACslater1then why does London do it?

[@metrotransitachiever3364]

You are sadly mistaken to believe that congestion pricing will help, once they get congestion pricing do you think it will stop them from asking for more money. Regardless I support the mta and think we need more mass transporation on the rail side. But what I dont believe is charging people $20+ to drive in the city, if we pay to fix the roads why should we pay to drive through it again.

[@Atrail_Mckinley4786]

​@MicahtheDrumCorpsPseudoboomer Because it was about money. It wasn't about reducing traffic. London still has terrible congestion. The MTA's own environmental assessment stated that traffic would increase increase in the Lower East Side, Battery Park City, and neighborhoods along the FDR Drive and West Side Highway. The South Bronx, Northern Manhattan and other areas in the city would've gotten increased pollution. Drivers already pay tolls and taxes for the roads they use. If half of transit riders don't even pay the fare, then why drivers who aren't using the subway or bus have to pay an additional toll that will just increase pollution in other parts of the city? It was bad policy, and the Governor did the right thing. The MTA gets $20 billion a year and they are not fiscally responsible at all. They overspend on projects and cry that they have no money

[@hairypotter259]

I can't wait until Kongestion Kathy gets herself together and starts up (de)congestion pricing so we can have all these nice things and folks can keep their jobs :)

[@Atrail_Mckinley4786]

The Governor did the right thing. Most NYC residents opposed congestion pricing. It would've diverted traffic and pollution in other parts of the city as noted in the assessment. Why should wealthy neighborhoods get a little less pollution but low income communities get worse? Also if half of transit riders don't even pay for the service they use, why should drivers who already pay taxes that go to the MTA and tolls have to pay money for a service they aren't using?. The MTA gets $20 billion a year and it constantly goes to waste. They don't manage their finances and constantly overspend on projects

[@micameeee8151]

​@@Atrail_Mckinley4786how would congestion divert traffic by any significant amount? What percent of journeys that currently go through the congestion area can be easily routed around it? Think logically for a minute. Look at a map of the congestion area and use your brain. Who is driving into the congestion area? Mostly 9-5 Commuters. What does that mean? THEY CAN'T REROUTE AROUND THE CONGESTION AREA, THEIR DESTINATION IS IN THE CONGESTION AREA. They can either pay the 15 dollars or take the train. It's not like they can't afford it, they're upper middle class suburbanites.

[@Atrail_Mckinley4786]

@micameeee8151 Most of the traffic is rideshares. 51% of all traffic is rideshares that drive around empty looking for fares. 38% is private vehicles as noted by the MTA, so it is not commuters in private vehicles that cause the most of the congestion. Congestion would increase outside the zone because people would find ways to evade the toll, such as parking outside the zone, for instance. The MTA's environmental assessment states that traffic would increase in several parts of the city. This was also reported by the press. It makes no sense, nor is it fair that lower income communities like the South Bronx would've gotten worse pollution, but wealthy neighborhoods in Manhattan may get a little less. Tm Also, most people who drive are not rich. These are middle-class and working-class people. You also have some low income individuals who do drive . There are NYCHA residents, especially in Manhattan, who own cars. Most lawsuits against congestion pricing were from people who represented middle and working-class city residents. The rich can easily afford the toll and would benefit the most out of it People like you fail to recognize that not everyone can take public transit. One of the major flaws of the subway system is that most of the lines are centered in Manhattan. They don't go everywhere. Places in Eastern Queens and other parts of the city, for instance, are transit deserts due to limited or unrealiable transit options. It is often quicker and more convenient to drive depending on where someone is coming from or going to instead of taking public transit. It's not difficult to recognize that

[@Atrail_Mckinley4786]

@micameeee8151 Most of the traffic in Manhattan is caused by rideshares. It isn't caused by commuters in private vehicles. 51% of all traffic is rideshares which mostly drive. 38% is private vehicles as noted by the MTA's own environmental assessment and the press. The environmental assessment stated that traffic would increase in areas such as the South Bronx, Lower East Side, Battery Park City and neighborhoods along the FDR Drive and West Side Highway. People would try to evade the tolls so they would drive in areas in which there wasn't no toll, which would just increase traffic, which was reported by the press and is in the environmental assessment. Not everyone can take public transit. There are transit deserts in this city so it is often quicker to drive depending on where someone is going or coming from instead of driving. Also, most drivers are middle class or working-class people. You also do have some low income individuals who drive. There are people who live in NYCHA who own cars and they are not rich. Most drivers are not rich people from the suburbs. Most of the lawsuits came from people representing middle class and working class residents of this city. Not rich people in the suburbs. Congestion pricing was bad policy. The MTA gets 20 billion a year and yet it goes to waste. Projects constantly go overbudget like the Second Avenue subway or Grand Central Madison. Grand Central Madison was $7 billion overbudget. Also, if half of transit riders aren't paying the fare, then why should drivers who aren't using the system and already pay tolls and taxes for the roads they use have to pay an additional tax? It makes no sense.

[@Atrail_Mckinley4786]

@micameeee8151 The MTA's environmental assessment said so. The press reported it. You aren't reducing traffic. You are just moving it to other parts of the city like the South Bronx. People will not want to pay the tolls so they will find ways to avoid the fare. Also, most people who drive are not rich. It is mostly the middle class and working class who drive. The rich can easily afford this and would benefit the most. Also, most of the lawsuits came from working class and middle class NYC residents. Most of the congestion is caused by rideshares and not private vehicles. An MTA study stated that 51% of all traffic is caused by rideshares. 38% is private vehicles Not everyone can use public transit. It is often quicker and more convenient for people to just drive than use public transit depending on where they are going or are coming from, especially if there are little to no public transit options

[@TechJolt3d]

Sad that queenslink isn't happening yet, but the MTA, for all its faults, literally has given me and a lot of other high schoolers freedom in the form of transit.

[@the-renegade]

Low ridership and cost are the reason why it isn't happening.

[@khybersen4822]

@@the-renegade The ridership was sandbagged. They assumed only 4 tph would run on Queenslink since they needed to keep 5 tph M to Forest Hills, because they couldn't imagine the G or more M/Rs running on QBL Local. And they only measured ridership up to Howard Beach, and did not evaluate the ridership of running the Queenslink M all the way to the Rockaways. And they didn't evaluate the ridership of increased QBL local service either.

[@the-renegade]

@@khybersen4822 They did. According to the MTA assessment, roughly 47-50K commuters would benefit from this-that's low. Furthermore, the amount of money and resources to simply build a rail link to JFK to benefit a small set of people just isn't worth it based on their limitations.

[@khybersen4822]

@@the-renegade They also overestimated the cost of QueensLink. They initially said it'd be $8.1 billion, but realized they were wrong and adjusted it to $5.9 billion. But that's still an inflated cost, and $3.5 billion is more realistic.

[@khybersen4822]

@@the-renegade It's not a rail link to JFK. That's what the MTA evaluated it as, and why they got such bad ridership numbers. The MTA has told us exactly what they evaluated, and you're wrong. They evaluated 4 tph M to Howard Beach, completely excluding the Rockaways, what should be 10 tph M, and increased QBL local service. Even sandbagged so much, the ridership is still 47k/day for only 3.5 miles of restored rail, which is still very good per mile. If they evaluated it properly, it could be closer to 100-150k/day in total network benefit.

[@carlos.a.sanchez201]

As an off duty railroad employee I'm enthusiastic about the future to see the fare gates being designed which is well overdue & I would love to see (A) Inwood-Ozone Park branch be renamed as (K) Line to simplify & streamline the NYC Subway Network.

[@anonymous3738]

More subway lines need to be de-interlined, such as the junction at DeKalb Ave or the three bottlenecks along the 5. Also, when Queenslink gets built, it’s an opportunity to put the unused express tracks on the Rockaway Line back to use.

[@the-renegade]

@@anonymous3738 Yeah, let’s bypass JFK Airport and sink billions into a line that takes you directly to the Rockaways instead-because that’s clearly where all the demand is, right? The MTA has already made it clear that infrastructure upgrades like CBTC and other changes will do far more to enhance service efficiency than some magical “de-interlining” plan. De-interlining isn’t the serious solution you're making it out to be-it's a logistical nightmare, not a quick fix for improving service. And about those “unused express tracks on the Rockaway Line”-using them doesn’t suddenly generate the ridership needed to justify such a massive project. The demand just isn’t there, and the MTA’s feasibility studies back this up with hard data. Real improvements are about optimizing what already works, not pie-in-the-sky ideas like QueensLink.

[@liamkelley6252]

aint shit getting done til hochul grows a backbone and reinstates congestion pricing lmao

[@kasimda1950]

You really think congestion pricing would fix the mta? It would just give the mta another source of income to squander and complain they don't have enough money

[@liamkelley6252]

@@kasimda1950 it wouldn’t fix the mta, but itd sure as hell help solve a ton of problems. Also, the MTA doesn’t get enough money, period. Rail transit throughout the US is terribly underfunded in general. Do projects unnecessarily cost a shit ton? Yea, they do, and i hate it as much as you do. Nimbyism, environmental review, and awful P3s can all be attributed to that problem. Also, guess what gets significantly more money: roads and highways. Pavement is notoriously logistically difficult and expensive to keep up. I wont even go into all the negatives of car-centric infrastructure. Our cities are falling apart bankrupting themselves, we need to invest in rail transit to fix that.

[@Ryan-cb1ei]

@@kasimda1950 No but it would hopefully increase funding somewhere. Anyone who thinks congestion pricing is bull needs to understand the efficacy of public transit. Imagine driving, just you in your car and no one else, into the city? The inefficiency and cost just for your comfort is wild. Suburban sprawl and car dependency ruined America, the least they can do is pay a tax for clogging up the roads and making everyone more miserable. Contribute to society and take the public transit lol.

[@Ryan-cb1ei]

@@liamkelley6252 Agreed, but I fear our suburbs and our way of life is the issue, and that seems like a monumental, almost impossible task to fix. It would require changing our cities and suburbs, our living situations, and our culture for that to become normal. I don’t see it happening in the NY area and its suburbs which already stay afloat thanks to NYC and don’t “need” to change.

[@kasimda1950]

@@Ryan-cb1ei I used to take the train back and forth to work in the city and because of how unreliable the train were, decided to move jobs and work somewhere I can walk. Time is more valuable to me and I do take the train to the city when I go out with my wife but city is not safe, trains aren't safe and the mismanagement from the city and the mta made my decision to move to LI as well. Rather walk or take a car ride in LI than take a train to the city nowadays. The good thing about the trains are not having to deal with traffic in the city with all of the congestion but with no one feeling safe on the trains and post Covid, people don't want to sit on trains and see all of the homelessness taking over train cars, people asking for money constantly and worry about someone having a knife or a gun.

[@maximsierzputowski3783]

When yall fixing the 7 express bruh its been 7 months since it was supposed to finish

[@durece100]

If only 7 train line would extend to Secaucus Junction, New Jersey.

[@fade1980]

​@@durece100No. Ive heard someone suggest this before. Why would they do that when you can get off at time sq for port authority and the multiple busses going into NJ?

[@sonamlama4746]

It’s gonna be back when they finish renovating 52 and 69

[@durece100]

@@fade1980 Because You'll get stuck in traffic during rush hours.

[@fade1980]

@@durece100 Traffic isnt terrible going into NJ even during PM rush hour. Its not bad in my opinion, though not a fact. I believe the AM rush into New York via the tunnels and the GW bridge overall is where traffic is bad.

[@skye-silver]

Let’s hope the future has more project that will benefit the environment and flow with imagination. 💭🍃🌺💐🌸

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

It's an impressive system with very frequent service, but I have one request: can you PLEASE clean the stations, like the platforms, stairs and tracks? It's filthy and unlike any other subway / metro / rail network I've been on

[@ayanbarnwal2905]

They have been cleaning but unfortunately due to funding they're very slow. Most stations were around twice as bad when I was a kid.

[@Ryan-cb1ei]

@@ayanbarnwal2905Cleaning isn’t going to solve the issue. They need to renovate them so they’re not breaking down and looking dirty in the first place. Use some new materials and constructions already, and while they’re at it please beautify the stations. I miss the old architectural styles, everything in NYC was so cathedral and charming. Even the new LIRR Grand Central station looks sterile. I don’t understand how they could beautify everything back then but can’t now, keep the New York charm 🫤

[@PiratesOnlineFan100]

European-style floor-to-ceiling fare gates are urgently needed-fare evasion can't be solved through harsh police enforcement!

[@VieleGuteFahrer]

Which European city has floor-to-ceiling fare gates?

[@moskari26]

@@VieleGuteFahrerParis, Stockholm, busiest stations in The Netherlands, Barcelona (atleast on FGC-lines). Not always ceiling tall, but taller enough to deter people.

[@ENNEN420]

America needs European style everything in transit everywhere in general tbh

[@Ryan-cb1ei]

The one advantage is that many NYC subway stations have very low cileings, so it wouldn’t take much for the fare gates to be floor to ceiling 😂 I just wish they beautified and renovated the stations already

[@VieleGuteFahrer]

@@moskari26 Had a look and the fare gates in Stockholm and Paris just look like the fare gates San Francisco has been installing over the last months, I assume the other cities and countries you've listed too?

[@KhondakarSadi]

I can't believe I thought broadway lines except R wasn't getting CBTC but there you go everyone 2:53

[@cakeyboy]

W JANNO 🗽

[@meowco69]

More NYers should subscribe to this channel. I find the post on this channel very interesting.

[@JonathanBrandonBissoo]

I guess this is the time for all the government and private agencies to get on board

[@the-renegade]

I want to see Penn Station Access in full effect.

[@zacharyelder349]

Well i just recently checked on the MTA Penn Station Project for Metro North and they seem to make very good progress and there about 3 years from now to be finished with the project of Phase 1 for the Penn Station Project.

[@arielgonzalez5296]

Have u visited?

[@the-renegade]

@@zacharyelder349 Cool.

[@Iconic_maya9]

CBTC ON BROADWAY?

[@arielgonzalez5296]

Not gonna happen.

[@Iconic_maya9]

@@arielgonzalez5296 ok

[@MichaelMitchRailfan2009]

2:53 does this mean that R46 will be fully phased away and does this also mean that transit museum can’t run nostalgia trains anymore?

[@UnseenVids]

No mention of the phase 2 of second avenue..? Another 100 years!

[@NewYorkRecordingsNYC]

That was already funded in 2020-2024. It was supposed to already start construction, but Kathy Hochul cancelled how it would be funded, so now it's in limbo again

[@sonamlama4746]

⁠I think it’s back on track

[@the-renegade]

@@UnseenVids SAS phases three and four, I want to see in the foreseeable future.

[@arielgonzalez5296]

Are you kidding? Did u made up the question?

[@digitalstormgamer]

It true. 149 st grand concourse getting a new room and new elevators

[@Waltaere]

MTA 😃, going your way 🛤️

[@arielgonzalez5296]

@@Waltaere metrocard commercial

[@Waltaere]

@@arielgonzalez5296 😎

[@michaeljohndennis2231]

Strong legislation and ever more draconian enforcement measures will drive through the required objectives

[@Ryan-cb1ei]

Can we please upgrade and beautify the subway stations already?

[@Agnes-and-me]

Hold on wait. Was the shoutout of train operator?

[@Andres-ko2hc]

CBTC on broadway line? I thought it was 6 avenue

[@CaptainDripp]

6th Avenue is set in stone for the 2020-2024 Capital Program. But it still needs funding after the congestion pricing pause delayed it.

[@rafaelalas7679]

Pro Choice is needed.

[@joermnyc]

Please introduce an OMNY monthly card. The $34 weekly cap is more expensive than a current 30-day Metrocard when you do the math. Also several ADA stations were announced prior to COVID (Woodside on the M/R (which is next to the Queens Center Mall), 18th Ave on the D, and a few more) an updated timeline would be nice.

[@the-renegade]

Preach!!!

[@arielgonzalez5296]

Its up to mta agency announcement

[@Matthew-p2h]

What are you going to do about fare evasion. It's everywhere.

[@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624]

I love riding the MTA buses and subways, as a New Yorker since 1998. 😊🚌🚇

[@NEFeldman]

Janno Lieber is probably the smartest CEO the MTA has ever had. Let’s hope we see the true modernization comes in the new fleets.

[@arielgonzalez5296]

Ass true

[@Lemon-zw7cb]

nope, byford was

[@NEFeldman]

@@Lemon-zw7cb Byford was the subway only not the entire MTA

[@lionelmangum573]

All this stuff is great but I bet the bus and subway fare are higher than when I moved to Georgia maybe I could be wrong 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@thetrainguy1]

Kathy will have her time in court.

[@iamzuckerburger]

Implementation of a sissy 1% wealth tax will generate, and wait for it, an inexhaustible pool of public cash. This is extraordinary. You could even abolish income tax on annual earners below $150K. Dismantle the fare-gates. Free the trains. It’s not public transit if it’s not fare-free =))

[@robojimtv]

Please bring OMNY to Metro North and LIRR

[@arielgonzalez5296]

Its gonna take time

[@chantiahava9755]

NEW SIGNALS FOR THE A,C,N,Q,R,W.J AND Z TRAINS?!?!😮🎉

[@KhondakarSadi]

Yes this means more R211A and R211T orders

[@carlossanchez-kz4wh]

Harris Walz 2024 they will make sure congestion pricing happens

[@Z3R0-FCC]

You can’t fool us, we’re familiar with your game

[@arielgonzalez5296]

Keep your comments to yourself.

[@wehkfam5680]

0:19 When you say we need air, water, and mass transit to survive, you overlook "heads without police bullets" which is currently a problem due to your fare enforcement methods.

[@kimeiga]

please MTA please add cbtc to lex

[@onieltransit_]

That probably won't until like the 2030s when R262s rolls in

[@arvinrblx]

what makes the subway? *CRIME*

[@benjaminniemczyk]

Very slick commercial, but who is this directed toward? It sounds like a plea for federal dollars at a hearing in front of a Congress sub-committee.

[@sennpowerhv6922]

You claim how good you are when proof shows cheaping out on LIRR Main line 3TC with crappy QUEENS interlocking switches that break all the time including a slow Elmont UBS switch and all the issues with the subway system. Also at its rate, 2nd Ave Subway will take a century to complete.

[@MJB5377]

Please put CBTC on 8th Avenue and Fulton

[@BMTEnjoyer160]

They are currently installing CBTC on 8th Avenue buddy. 🤦‍♂️

[@MJB5377]

Ok

[@Vyxqb]

Make the morning rush hours much faster

[@danielcitizenman5510]

🙏😇😎

[@adammars1438]

side note has anyone noticed how they changed the thumbnail for this video like 3 different times now lol

[@the-renegade]

I was at MARS when that happened, heh.

[@adammars1438]

@@the-renegade haha

[@martinc.720]

And? y= Also, how is that "lol" funny?

[@yeah566]

My train was late by 20 minutes today.

[@martinc.720]

ok

[@KingRamzi11]

The L train DOES NOT need updated signals. They run every 3 minutes 😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏

[@robertrogucki3537]

They run that frequently because of the modernized signals already implemented years ago.

[@BenTheMiner]

The new signals are for the A, C, N, Q, R, W, J, and Z lines. The L already received new signals and is being listed along with other routes that have already gotten CBTC installed on some part of the line

[@KingRamzi11]

@@BenTheMiner oh. I thought it meant singals of like status of the trains. But it’s like the lights I think.

[@RantRantJoe]

Please charge congestion pricing to cyclists as well. If they are not using the service MTA provides, then they are not contributing to making public transit better. Please charge them.

[@the-renegade]

Hell yeah.

[@josephortiz1990]

So This Means That The R262 And The R268 NYC NY Subway Train Cars Can And Will Be Arriving Sooner Than Later On Correct?! HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaLOL!:-)

[@mariafuentes6809]

Hay mucho robo de tarifas muchas de ellas son avalada por los usuarios que abren la puerta para que personas entren. En los buses hay un descaro enorme especialmente en el condado de el Bronx.

[@snowman4008]

When the cops try to there jobs people are never happy.

[@Robin-z1s]

How about cutting down on fare evasion? So much money is spent in it yet it can't compare to cities like Tokyo and those in Europe. The MTA needs to cut down on corruption and actually make it's riders pay their fares. Congestion pricing is just forcing people that don't use mass transit to pay for it because people evade fares. Basically honest hard working people paying for their transportation and the ones of criminals. Stealing rides is stealing.

[@musicandefy]

Did anyone else think that was Michael Cohen at the beginning before they showed the guys face 😅

[@arielgonzalez5296]

This has nothing to do with that person

[@musicandefy]

@@arielgonzalez5296 I realize that I just thought it sounded like his voice is all

[@arielgonzalez5296]

@@musicandefy not this one

[@edgaro9660]

MTA is cooked, they should have been consistently improving and make it better 60-70 years ago not in the 80s, they’re trying to squeeze in all this improvement in a matter of 15-20 years, this severely impacts the riders with all this non stop track/station improvement. State of NY or someone should get sued/held accountable for money laundering and taking a lot of our tax money which haven’t been making our infrastructure any better.

[@Urban_Man]

What happened to SAS phase 2

[@AustenSamuel]

Kathy killed it

[@nyctransitrailfan]

@@AustenSamuelstreets are closed at 106th street they’re preparing to build it

[@metropod]

SAS phase 2 is a 2020-2024 plan project. It doesn’t need to be in the 2025-2029 plan.

[@Parzival899]

It's been resumed.

[@Ad_Gamer4995]

YO MTA

[@Mtafan1095andmunpals]

keep the r46 2027

[@joelxyso]

frick congestion pricing

[@Amiri_Francis]

Notice how there was not one single part about Deinterlining? Because the MTA confirm that Deinterlining is not the solution!Now y’all can finally shut up about that because its never going to happen 🙄

[@jointransitassociation]

Actually, they mentioned deinterlining Rogers and DeKalb in a recent press conference.

[@Amiri_Francis]

@@jointransitassociation What Press Conference? Send me the link

[@jointransitassociation]

@@Amiri_Francis I can't send links, and the live stream wasn't saved on YT, but Reddit has them.

[@Amiri_Francis]

@@jointransitassociation Are there Reddit links?

[@jointransitassociation]

@@Amiri_Francis Search up "Did the MTA just say the're going to De-interline Nostrand? (At 46:10)"

[@Zergcerebrates]

Please modernize the stations, they are extremely dated and dirty, also improve the fair gates so fare evaders don't go in and commit crimes and the homeless sleeping on the trains.

[@captainkeyboard1007]

Fare evasion, as in stealing rides, would make these endeavors impossible to take place.☝

[@ACslater1]

Only blacks and Hispanics dont pay

[@DistrosProjects]

Costs more to enforce fare evasion than the MTA loses from it.

[@3markaw]

@@DistrosProjects What are you smoking ? Less enforcement begets less payers. If you don't pay no one else will and that will sure as hell include me. When your train becomes a south american s it hole you have no one to blame but yourself.

[@HeygdS-t3n]

V TRAIN WHEN I WASNT BORN WHEN V TRAIN I WAS BORN 2013

[@3kingspowerlifting119]

The 3:56 train to ronkonkoma from Jamaica is mobbed. Please provide another train to ronkonkoma at that time

[@ENNEN420]

Nice shareholder propaganda but everyone knows these rails are screwed beyond belief

[@Ad_Gamer4995]

TELL ME WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON!?

[@premsprespective3507]

putting people on jail for 2.90

[@tobehonest7541]

Lower the MTA fare !

[@Bx11Guy]

Maybe also stop the surfing💀

[@bostonelevatorsaviation]

Thanks. Now please do something about fare evasion.

[@OTRTrader]

For starters, people need to stop voting democrat, otherwise fare evasions will be encouraged.

[@JasonTrain2010]

Let it happen, there's no reason to bother people about it, we have way more important things to do

[@DistrosProjects]

Costs more to enforce fare evasion than the MTA loses from it.

[@JasonTrain2010]

@@DistrosProjects correct

[@mckennisbowers4475]

I Agree with you

[@MorseDempsey-s4k]

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[@AaronMohammed-v6v]

BUSES

[@Elevatorelectricgate]

R160's might return to the N, Q & W lines!!!

[@mikemanners5803]

That’s incorrect, R211’s will retire those R46’s on the N,Q,W lines. Jamaica needs all of those R160’s permanently for Queens Blvd CBTC especially since they’ve proven to be extremely efficient on QBL

[@khybersen4822]

​@@mikemanners5803the more crowded QBL express could use the larger doors of the R211s and the extra open gangway space of the R211Ts. So they could switch them.

[@MTARailFanner]

@@Elevatorelectricgate its looking like they'll get r211s instead of r160s but who knows lol anything can happen

[@darrylreedy5079]

The R already has R160s

[@Elevatorelectricgate]

@@darrylreedy5079 I meant to put Q

[@jdominousdubz]

Yeah but yall did NOT needa eliminate someone's life for $2.90

[@xeno8630]

Eliminate who?

[@eighthu]

hey that wasn't the MTA, New York Pid Department did that

[@jerremeejones900]

You can thank Eric Adams for that disaster

[@xeno8630]

Did what bruh

[@bloosnoopii]

All sound nice not reality

[@pimpnamedslickback7780]

What future? kathy hochul ruined it

[@miguelangelrodriguez64]

Make the QueensLink project real please 🥺

[@the-renegade]

Why? Low ridership and cost outweigh the supposed benefits.

[@jointransitassociation]

@@the-renegade Once again, the MTA strawmanned the entire Rockaway Beach Branch proposal. They used 4 tph for the entire line, ended it at Howard Beach, and did not take into account ridership from the Rockaways. Even with this ridiculous straw man, the MTA calculated 47k riders, which is more than some branch lines out in the Bronx and Queens. So if you evaluate it normally, you can get 60k, 70k, 80k riders.

[@the-renegade]

@@jointransitassociation Tech Transit Association, huh? It's been a while, heh. Your argument that the MTA “strawmanned” the Rockaway Beach Branch proposal by using 4 trains per hour (tph) and ending it at Howard Beach oversimplifies the complexity of transit planning. While the MTA did estimate a ridership of 47,000, this figure was based on comprehensive studies of the existing travel patterns and potential demand. While it's true that some branch lines in the Bronx and Queens serve fewer riders, the value of a transit project isn't solely determined by comparing raw numbers. The capital expenditure, operational challenges, and projected growth for areas like the Rockaways are distinct, and those factors contribute to the final assessment. The claim that the MTA deliberately ignored ridership from the Rockaways to artificially deflate the numbers is debatable. Even with that 47,000 figure, which may seem conservative, it reflects a legitimate analysis of how much ridership the extension could realistically attract based on population density and commuting patterns. The suggestion that re-evaluating the line “normally” could yield 60,000 to 80,000 riders isn't based on concrete evidence or rigorous modeling. The MTA's methodology, whether criticized or not, involves analyzing numerous variables beyond just adding more tph. Additionally, the focus should be on whether this investment makes sense in the broader context of New York City's transit needs. The MTA has other pressing priorities, including projects with larger potential ridership like the Interborough Express, which could serve significantly more commuters for a comparable cost. The argument shouldn't center on increasing the ridership estimate to justify the project, but rather on assessing if QueensLink offers the most efficient and effective use of resources given the city's broader transit landscape.

[@the-renegade]

@@jointransitassociation When discussing the MTA's proposal for the Rockaway Beach Branch, it's important to consider the complexity of transit planning. The estimated ridership of 47,000 is based on comprehensive studies of existing travel patterns and potential demand, reflecting legitimate analysis. Considering other pressing priorities and the city's broader transit landscape, the focus should be on whether this investment makes sense in the context of New York City's transit needs. Do you understand what I'm saying?

[@jointransitassociation]

​@@the-renegade You have said absolutely nothing, completely dodging the fact that the MTA used 4 tph for the entire line. Queenslink asked the MTA on their supposed "comprehensive" methods, and this is the response. "The Systra study modeled 10-minute headways, diverting 6 trains per hour from existing QBL service. Further analysis by NYCT showed that only 4 trains per hour could be diverted without negatively impacting capacity on the QBL line, and thus 15-minute headways were used in the CE model." Ridership is heavily correlated with service. Very few people are willing to wait 15 minutes for a train during rush hour. Therefore, the calculated ridership is going to be lower. They also did not consider boosting QBL local service, which would allow the RBB to run more trains. Again, this was the response on whether the MTA factored in extending the G to Forest Hills so that riders at 67th Ave would still see the same amount of trains per hour. "This consideration was not included in the 2045 Baseline scenario or with RBB." As you can see here, this supposed "comprehensive studies of existing travel patterns and potential demand, reflecting legitimate analysis" is flawed. No thought was given to improving QBL local service, and no thought was given to the fact that the RBB can run more than 4 tph. And definitely no thought was given to the fact that the RBB can run past Howard Beach and into the Rockaways, as shown by maps provided by the 20 Years Needs Assessment. The MTA did not evaluate Queenslink. They evaluated an airport link to JFK at best. And even so, its ridership numbers surpasses some lines out in the Bronx and Queens, and will vie higher if the MTA chooses to evaluate Queenslink normally. So yes, Queenslink makes sense in the context of New York City's transit needs.

[@MKhan1-12]

The F train line has been modernized? There’s so many delays every week! What did the MTA even do to make the line better. It’s actually gotten worse! I don’t buy this nonsense anymore.

[@CaptainDripp]

Portions of the F Line between Kew Gardens and 21-Queensbridge and between Ditmas Avenue and West 8 St, it has modernized Signaling. The 63rd Street tubes had their concrete slabs and tracks replaced. Although they’re still working on modernizing Signals east of Union Tpke, and on the G Line from Church Avenue to Bergen Street which affects the F Line.

[@EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEwastaken]

bring back the r32s!

[@davidsonowski414]

Sorry to disagree not all the future will be riding

[@AaronMohammed-v6v]

MTA SERVICE BUSES MTA OK

[@benzynyc]

Subways/platforms are dirty, disgusting, crowded 24/7 and unreliable. Sunday mornings are a nightmare. They’re poorly designed with no thought given to population explosion, most don’t have elevators and the elevators are disgusting, stinky and aren’t big enough. As a New Yorker who’s been riding for decades, I’m having a hard time buying this puff piece.

[@soundshaper]

Here's a plan, get rid of all the tracks, raise the track bed, pave it over and have electric articulated buses run underground. The reason subways and light rail gets you around so fast is it's a separate grade from all other traffic, it's 100% dedicated to the vehicles authorized to use those right of ways. Hey, I love trains, grew up riding the subways, but they are dangerous, very expensive to maintain and run no better than they did 100 years ago. When I saw it took as much money to build the 2nd Av subway as it took to build the entire IRT subway system (adjusted for inflation), I realized there's no way this form of transportation is sustainable.

[@TSgotstolengoddamm]

I cant tell if you are joking but if you arent heres a tldr why rail is the way to go: building rail is expensive but an investment Trains can go way faster and need less maintainence Trains have capacity advantage as you can string them together Busses are extremely expensive to maintain Roads are even more expensive to maintain in the long run Ebuses need time to charge aka inefficent

[@Ad_Gamer4995]

1) R160 (F) “(B)” TO 145TH!? 2) R160 (E) TO 168th STREET!? 3) R68 (B) TRAIN TO CONEY ISLAND!?

[@suspiciouswatermelon7639]

The people in New York look so dirty compared to the people in Tokyo.

[@martinc.720]

Wow. Just wow.

[@OMReactoh]

Targeting the poor and working class, while also causing them to hate eachother! MTA = RIPOFF😅🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉