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Zero wrong with his presentation skills he delivered all the information necessary--they wouldn't put him in front of camera if they thought otherwise. He's just VERY New York in a VERY uncompromising manner. I respect it.

I literally cannot get enough of this guy.

not this again

Considering the health crisis, what was the passenger load on the super express? I'm surprised that a trip with such a narrow passenger demographic is running during this phase.

So this is clearly the same person....touting the same no child left behind "reading classes" phrase.

Incase this update was missing: https://nypost.com/2020/06/16/lirr-traintime-app-can-now-tell-you-how-crowded-each-train-car-is/ IMO this is most intelligent response the MTA has put forward so far.

What the hell is a "different fact?"

This guy couldn't be more NY.

Incremental service returning to MNRR & LIRR starting tomorrow, May 27th:

great news.

I may have overlooked but does anyone know the sick leave %'s the MTA is currently experiencing? Also--its time for the MTA to get really creative, really quickly...this video proves the service cuts are having a negative impact and continuing this will only further deplete their workforce. Maybe force new travel patterns in Manhattan instead of trying to adhere to the current ones.

Is it me or does this modified schedule appear more problematic than before it was implemented? The reduction of services seems to be putting folks into a catch-22, more and more packed trains are appearing. For the sake of my argument, let's assume that all these travelers are conducting 'essential' travel. The reduced service seems to contributing to loaded trains.

Definitely in the right direction. Id describe it as a Subway service that happens to have scattered Rail services. National Rail (a consortium of operators) handle most commuter rail services.

The Essential Service Plan will reduce subway service ~35% daily. Halving LIRR/MNR Service.

3 doors and 3 stairwells? These things probably have equal or less seats than the present single-floor M7's.

This.

Putting money into a police force instead of towards system reliability is the point I'm getting at. Moreover, I'm sure the crew did everything to the letter, however, it's strange to me a single faulty light can cause hours-long delays. I get the light could have went out at any other time, but I'm kind of over the 'things happen' response while they earmark money for additional police and while folks struggle with delays like this on daily basis. Different stroke for different folks I guess. "Feinberg consistently claimed that the hiring spree would not amount to a fare beating crackdown, despite the agency's own internal statements indicating otherwise. She frequently sparred with opponents of the plan, saying anyone doubting the need to spend $249 million on new subway cops needed a "reality check." Here is where I made the connection.

I'm still trying to wrap my head around how "cracking down on fare evasion" is a priority, meanwhile a faulty indicator light can lead to a complete meltdown of the L. Bizarro-land.

This is a trash bag of a policy and the type of knee jerk reaction that gets people riled up over $15. To tell a passenger that some blind system can deem their ticket invalid and that they need to purchase another ticket is absurd--especially if this process is done with a random selection of passengers. I honestly feel bad for the conductors who have deal with brunt of hostility this change will create. Stuff like this makes me want to leave NY.

Hopefully all went well!

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/yonkers/2020/01/10/yonkers-mta-bus-garage-waterfront/4424568002/ I wonder if there are lots large enough and near enough to the Bronx/Yonkers border that can house this depot

This is part of the reason why I said implementing such a gross change like this will need a cultural shift. In cities that have tap stations as opposed to fare gates usually utilize full-fare fines. The TfL is a good example of this, if you miss a tap, you're charged the full fare from your entry point. Our fare structure doesn't completely support that model, additionally people will need time to adjust to something like that. Speaking of, MNRR put gate collection into effect New Year's morning for outbound trains (I personally hated that experience; they literally denied entry to any trains 3 minutes before departure) and it caused the same bottle necks we're discussing, even with 4 conductors validating tickets.

...or....the technology is cheap enough to warrant the LCD's, especially if you want to ever want to upgrade the displays to read beyond "GO". sounds like a solid move from my perspective.

I'd be very surprised if they were to bring a tap on/off system to the commuter rails. In my personal opinion it would take a huge cultural shift. Additionally, considering the amalgam that is Penn Station, a tap system would need to cooperate with the other operators as a handful of tracks/platforms are shared. One of the reasons I see this system is successful in the UK is because: 1.-All the National Rail services are private operated. We all know how rail services are treated when it's handled by our government. 2.- There aren't just two commuter rail stations in where people work, so there aren't massive dump-outs like at GC/Penn. A tap-out system at Penn or GC @ peak times would easily add ~10 minutes to a commute. But...strangers things have happened.

A decent read on the 'trial-and-error' testing for the new screens. Hoping they eventually introduce dynamics maps-but they are dealing with complaints regarding the freaking font so I'm not holding my breath. https://medium.com/@jgee/relearning-the-value-of-testing-at-the-mta-7bdaa4dfb4ce