MTA is requesting a bail out from the government, there is no definite answer yet. However, if it doesn’t go through, the answer is clear. The fare will go up 23 percent and the trains come less frequently. This is not the matter of possible decrease of ridership. This transit crisis will change New Yorkers life styles dramatically.
According to MTA, 8,505,966 people use subway as the means of transporation every week. Even after midnight, trains still run locally, and different number or alphabet of trains run every twenty minutes. Public transportation in New York is essential to the residents.
Compared to any other major metropolitan cities, New York provides a relatively effective and helpful transportation that helps its people enjoy their lives, especially after work. For example, it is possible to pop on the train from Grand Central after work, go salsa dance in downtown and go back home in Brooklyn. It is possible because transportation is reliable.
MTA has been part of New Yorkers’ lives. Without this convenient system, they will withdraw from night life and find something else to do close to their home. Then, what would symbolize energetic and vibly New York City and new Yorkers? It is hard to imagine a New Yorker keep sitting on their luxurious couches watching a large flat screen TV in nicely decorated condo every single day after work.
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