April 30, 2009

to fellow nyc-ers

This is a problem.
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2 comments:

  1. ChrisApril 30, 2009 11:57 AM

    Clearly public transportation plays a much smaller role in the lives of St. Louisans than New Yorkers; nonetheless, when voters said "no" to a ballot proposal in November that would increase funding for the ailing Metrolink system, they had no idea what they were getting themselves into. Bus service literally cut in half, and train service also had dramatic cuts, leaving a significant chunk of the city's low-income population unable to get to work. And that's how the Law of Unintended Consequences busts out some Trickle-Up Poverty.

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  2. Katie MApril 30, 2009 12:28 PM

    Oh HELL no.

    Sounds like St. Louis voters are idiots about this - as is anyone who votes against increases in public transit. I really think, though, that this is an issue that might really galvanize New Yorkers to take to the streets - no pun intended - it's pretty hard to imagine people putting up with cutting out overnight service altogether.

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