FerrĂ©-sadurnĂ­, Luis. “Subway Riders Beware: Littering Fines Will Double to $100.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 7 Sept. 2017, www.nytimes.com/2017/09/07/nyregion/subway-littering-fines-will-double.html?searchResultPosition=16.

Littering fine has been double as trash collection in the subway has become one of the main reasons of train delay. As reported, rail fires and standing water in tracks were caused by littering. Rail fires cause significant delays to commuters and standing water in tracks causes the subway stations to be shut down.  New York Governor Cuomo had to declare a state of emergency on the subway system due to the surge of equipment failures and power outages. So this law enforcement can directly and effectively the trash collection in the subway by changing the passenger’s behavior, and hence to improve the train delay issue.

Fitzsimmons, Emma G. “Cuomo Declares a State of Emergency for New York City Subways.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 29 June 2017, www.nytimes.com/2017/06/29/nyregion/cuomo-declares-a-state-of-emergency-for-the-subway.html.

An executive order declaring a state of emergency was signed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo as a promise to bring about necessary improvements to the MTA infrastructure.  His promise included $1 billion for the project.  Mr. Cuomo speaks at the state capital to address the frustration of New York MTA commuters, regarding “lack of communication, unreliable and accidents”.  Mr. Cuomo also acknowledges that the subway train delays have created economic and mental despair in many subway riders.  Mr. Cuomo has charged the Chairman of the Authority to produce a better organization structure that the New York residents are satisfied with.  This source relates to our performance because it talks about how unreliable the MTA trains are and the lack of communication that follows.  These two components are producing negative effects on the New York subway riders because it is taking its toll on their financial and mental stability.

“Gov. Pataki Supports $2.9 Billion “Rebuild and Renew New York” Transportation Bond Act.” New Voice of New York, Inc., Sep, 2005, pp. 4. ProQuest, https://search-proquest-com.proxy.wexler.hunter.cuny.edu/docview/368066281?accountid=27495.

A plan implemented by Governor George E. Pataki to revised the Transportation Bond Act of 2005 to rebuild and renew New York Transportation system. This does not only improve New York transportation infrastructure but also to create job opportunities, promote smart economic growth, and promote energy conversation. The Transportation Bond Act is part of a 5 years plan created in the transportation capital program. MTA will receive half to money from the bond act to improve their core infrastructure,  new system expansion projects in the New York metropolitan area, and other MTA branches. New systems expansion projects in New York metropolitan area such as the building of the second avenue line on the east side of NYC and extending the services up to 125th street which will help with lower the transit delays on the Lexington Avenue line. Improvement for core infrastructure can include signals, track switches, subway tracks, third rail, and more.

Hu, Winnie. “New York’s Subway Delays Could Cost City $389 Million a Year.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 2 Oct. 2017, www.nytimes.com/2017/10/01/nyregion/new-yorks-subway-delays-could-cost-city-389-million-a-year.html?searchResultPosition=8.

According to the New York Times, New York City’s Comptroller Scott M. Stringer reports that New York’s economy has lost $389 million yearly, due to train delays.  The majority of MTA riders are employees and employers and are affected by lost wages and productivity.  Mr. Stringer supports Authority’s Chairman, Joseph J. Lhota’s idea to have Mayor Bill De Blasio set aside funds to assist in paying for a subway “emergency rescue plan”.  This plan includes “seat-free cars on crowded routes and quicker removal of sic passengers”.  This source relates to our group performance because it talks about the affect train delays have on everyday commuters, such as missed job interviews, late to work, etc…  These affect financially interrupts the lives of the commuters and their families.

Mahler, Jonathan. “The Case for the Subway.” The New York Times Magazine, 7 Jan. 2018, p. 35(L). Literature Resource Center, http://link.galegroup.com.proxy.wexler.hunter.cuny.edu/apps/doc/A521687002/LitRC?u=cuny_hunter&sid=LitRC&xid=7dc5726c. Accessed 29 June 2019.

New York City’s subway system is falling apart because there are so many issues involving train delays such as train stop operating in the tunnel without ventilation, train derailing, and track fire that cause passengers to get injured while riding on the train. There are many excuses that can be blamed for that cause train delays such as signal trouble, switch trouble, track circuit failure, brake failure, and more. There is one question that people ask whenever a train is delayed, who is it to blame? The MTA or passengers. Passengers will most likely blame it on the MTA because they are not doing their job. MTA workers can put the blame on the system failures because the infrastructure is too old to function properly. Eventually, the blame will end at Governor Andrew Cuomo or Mayor Bill de Blasio about not having enough funding to improve the infrastructure. Governor Andrew Cuomo contributed some money into the NYC Subway Action Plan and Bill de Blasio refused to give MTA money because MTA is wasting the city’s money on random projects that have a negative impact on commuters.

Santora, Marc. “Scrambling to Fix the Subway: Slow Progress, but Much Work Remains.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 23 Oct. 2017, www.nytimes.com/2017/10/23/nyregion/subway-repairs-emergency-plan.html?searchResultPosition=18.

Emergency rescue plan of the subway was just solving the problem temporarily and funding doesn’t come easy as always. The state only agreed to pay for half the cost of the emergency plan, so there had been an argument on funding in the City Hall, where the New York City Transportation authority is.  The range of works of the rescue plan includes the removal of debris, vacuuming of tracks and empty of drain boxes. Even though a lot of works have been done, it was said that a new signal system was needed.  According to the executive director of the Riders Alliance,  the renewed focus on maintenance at the core of the emergency plan was a good stopgap solution, but it was not a substitute for a long-term plan. It shows that besides clearing the trash, the mechanic issue should be another focus in order to bring back the reliability of subway service.

 

Images Citation (Sites for our statistic images and Images under events).

Forman, Adam. “The Human Cost of Subway Delays: A Survey of New York City Riders.” Comptroller.nyc.gov, comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/the-human-cost-of-subway-delays-a-survey-of-new-york-city-riders/.

A survey being conducted to see people’s reflection on the subways delay and which minority group that get affected the most based on the statistic shown.  The statistics were computed based on the last three months time frame. There are surveys by borough, by transportation they take, train’s performance, and much more.

Gelinas, Nicole. “Has New York City’s Subway System Improved?” Manhattan Institute, 4 Dec. 2018, www.manhattan-institute.org/has-new-york-city-subway-system-improved-data-report.

A report card for New York City’s subway system. According to Andrew Cuomo, the subway system have improved overall but something will take time to change such as train delays. There are statistic showing us that the subway system has gotten worst on the train arriving on-time to a station. There is also a statistic showing that the number of train delays also increase.

John. “A BUDGET FOR SUBWAY AND BUS RIDERS!” Riders Alliance, 7 May 2019, www.ridersny.org/2019/05/07/a-budget-for-subway-and-bus-riders/.

Protesting group to fix the subway and lower the price for riders. Fix the subway system might be possible but lower the prices will be difficult and doing that might cause the MTA to go on strike, which can lead to more worsen the problem. It is a form of a message to get to the right people so they can experience the hate and anger that we are experiencing in NYC.

John. “‘Subway Delay Action Kits’: Request Your Own!” Riders Alliance, 29 Jan. 2018, www.ridersny.org/2017/11/20/subway-delay-action-kit/.

A subway delay action kit for passengers that get stuck on a train or have to deal with train delays An information card on what you can do if you experience this situation but not every problem can be solved since some of them require time and resources. All people can do is to share the information through social media to make people more aware of the issue.

Toussaint, Kristin. “Signal Delays Affected 92 Percent of Morning Rush Hours on MTA in 2018.” Metro US, Metrous, 14 Jan. 2019, www.metro.us/news/local-news/new-york/nyc-subway-delays-on-92-percent-morning-rush-hours-2018-report.

A statistic chart showing all the train lines that we have in NYC and it show us which line gets the most delays during rush hour. You can notice the difference when taking a train from Brooklyn to Queens or visa-verse. The amount of time you spend on the train might differ due to train delays. As we see from the chart, there are more train delays on the F line, where the delays mainly appear in Queens and not Brooklyn or Manhattan.

Trolley Museum of New York – Bay Ridge Model Railroad Club, www.tmny.org/bayridgemodelrailroadclub.

A plastic model for the train switch in the subway system. This system might be displaying for Bay Ridge but it is very much the same for all switch structure throughout the MTA subway system infrastructure. If there is a switch malfunction on the tracks, trains will not be able to continue regular operation until the problem gets fixed.

Winstontseng. “You Can Now Own a Print of the Funny ‘Your Train Is Delayed’ Viral MTA Poster.” Viewing NYC, 29 June 2018, viewing.nyc/media/8c95d5b24666f1e06d102d6cab828ea2/.

A rider creates a custom poster on Train Delays. His poster is absolutely true about the MTA subway system. It doesn’t have to be the train that you take regularly, it can be any train. You will experience delays no matter, it is something that you cannot avoid when you are in NYC.

“Why the MTA’s ‘Subway Action Plan’ Won’t Fix Your Commute.” Village Voice, 14 Mar. 2018, www.villagevoice.com/2018/03/14/why-the-mtas-subway-action-plan-wont-fix-your-commute/.

The plan is for fixing the train infrastructure but it is not to fix due to human error. Also, the plan will only fix the issue that is under MTA’s control but if its something like a loss of power or outage due to ConEdison’s failure or nasty weather storms.