The service cuts that were imposed by the MTA on New Yorkers in 2010, in their reliance of premier mass transportation was a crisis. We can throw a lot of statistics however one can observe over crowding on buses and trains. It is obvious Joseph Lhota and the members of the MTA, bureaucrats and executives do not use public transportation - if they do then it is for photo opportunity.
Perhaps Joseph Lhota now will accept the fact that the monies spent went into bureaucracy and administration and has not gone into enhancing service for New Yorkers. The ratio of white versus blue collar does give bane to this state agency which is not observing fiscal responsibility or reduction of wasteful spending. The ratio of more management than the number of blue collar does not make sense. Why doesn’t Joseph Lhota adopt the ratio of teacher to students of the NYC Department of Education.
Maybe now Joseph Lhota may talk to New Yorkers who know when they see overcrowding that there was something seriously wrong in the 2010 service reduction. Especially when their waiting time is more. Why doesn’t he talk to New Yorkers so at least he could hear their take on the service reduction of 2010 or at best provide an explanation. It would be better if he admitted the existence of this problem and try to solve it rather than denying what every New Yorker knows.
Why does he oppose the abolition of a whole tier of bureaucracy? To save monies then channel them to the operational side in enhancing service to New Yorkers? However do not expect that, we assume his response would be that the MTA needs proper management. He may go further by claiming that the MTA is under managed. Where should the monies be allocated - the wait time for New Yorkers is great and there is no overcrowding and that he is proud of MTA performance.
New Yorkers are proud of the MTA but Joseph Lhota does not understand that they are not proud of what the MTA has done in the service cuts since 2010. Isn't the fear that any extra resources that are put forward now just a facade to see New York State governor Andrew M Cuomo thru the presidential election of 2016? Will Joseph Lhota admit to New Yorkers know that there will be crisis in the transportation in the future as long as the cuts continue. The litmus test is whether more New Yorkers are served, or whether their wait time is shorter. Also whether there is reduction of overcrowding, or whether they are offered more wider range of services. Joseph Lhota is more concerned with politics than the reality of improving transportation services that exist.
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