What's most obscene is that no effort is made to compensate for lost trains on partially shutdown express/local lines. The mayor could fix that immediately by just demanding more service on the sections that run rather than forcing everyone into sardine cans. It's pretty clear that MTA is using repairs as an excuse to cut spending on service and are unlikely to ever run it at full capacity.
The system carried more passengers in the 40's. They did it by running trains more often. It's not rocket science.
The system carried more passengers in the 40's. They did it by running trains more often. It's not rocket science.