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MTA service enhancements to include more workers to respond to equipment delays on Manhattan subways


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The MTA’s next set of service enhancements will address frustrating subway delays caused by faulty equipment, and extend at least two bus routes into new areas, the Daily News has learned. A package of service enhancements, which transit officials plan to unveil next week, will increase the number of subway workers available to respond to equipment malfunctions in the system’s busiest zone: Manhattan’s central business district, sources said. The new manpower will be stationed at various points along lines, which will allow them, if they need to drive to a location, to travel north or south and avoid the generally worse cross-town traffic.

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I most certainly like the idea of having more safety checks.  It shows that they're taking a more proactive stance.  Now if they could only have a proactive stance with having buses be on time more in the morning especially.  If a bus leaves the terminal late, 9 times out of 10 it never gets back on time, and spends several trips running late which usually causes a ripple effect with the buses that follow.  Given the fact that the (MTA) is trying to be frugal with bus service, the passenger is the only one that suffers by either being really late or having to wait for an excessive amount of time to get on a bus.  Of course the (MTA) can't control traffic, but there are other things that they can do to make bus service more efficient.  I think the same holds true with train service, esp. subway service.  In my mind during the rush, subway service is becoming worse, and that's why I try to avoid using the subway during the rush at all costs unless absolutely necessary.

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So NYC Transit will now deploy troubleshooting teams, whose jobs specifically is to address delays from signals and switches. Each team will includes an employee from signals, track and power distribution divisions, who are sent out to quickly diagnose and repair structural problems. I think this is a good idea.

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So NYC Transit will now deploy troubleshooting teams, whose jobs specifically is to address delays from signals and switches. Each team will includes an employee from signals, track and power distribution divisions, who are sent out to quickly diagnose and repair structural problems. I think this is a good idea.

This is going to cost a few million a year, but it sounds like it's worth it from an economic point-of-view. Delays are pop up here and there, but they nickel and dime the economy, and probably cost more than having these teams on standby.

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This is going to cost a few million a year, but it sounds like it's worth it from an economic point-of-view. Delays are pop up here and there, but they nickel and dime the economy, and probably cost more than having these teams on standby.

Just curious, where did you get that figure from?

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I most certainly like the idea of having more safety checks.  It shows that they're taking a more proactive stance.  Now if they could only have a proactive stance with having buses be on time more in the morning especially.  If a bus leaves the terminal late, 9 times out of 10 it never gets back on time, and spends several trips running late which usually causes a ripple effect with the buses that follow.  Given the fact that the (MTA) is trying to be frugal with bus service (according to?), the passenger is the only one that suffers by either being really late or having to wait for an excessive amount of time to get on a bus.  Of course the (MTA) can't control traffic, but there are other things that they can do to make bus service more efficient (like what?).  I think the same holds true with train service, esp. subway service.  In my mind during the rush, subway service is becoming worse, and that's why I try to avoid using the subway during the rush at all costs unless absolutely necessary.

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