Issues

Picture I took waiting for the A train to go home. The trash seen on the tracks is what contributes to track fires and delays nonetheless, pollution.

This was another picture that I took while going home. The wait time for a J train is nothing like that of other parts of the world. Trains in other parts of the world come on time, all the time.

The MTA has decided to modernize and expand the NYC subway system because of the negative effects of its reduced efficiency to the economy of New York City. The deterioration of the subway comes as a paradox considering that it is currently experiencing a historical peak of ridership. Notably, the NYC subway system received 1.76 billion passengers in 2016, where the number reduced to 1.65 billion in 2017 (Lynch, 2019). The rise in the number of riders per annum has been led to a drop in its performance efficiency. According to an investigative report released by The New York Times in 2017, the NYC subway took the last position in the performance efficiency rating out of 21 subway systems across the globe.