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The Post-Primary State of the Subway
John Raskin, executive director of the Riders Alliance, and Aaron W. Gordon, transportation reporter and author of the weekly subway newsletter Signal Problems, discuss the future of NYC's deteriorating subway system in light of last week's primaries.
Now: @RidersNY exec director John Raskin (l) & @A_W_Gordon (r) talk subway problems (there were issues EVERY DAY in August except ONE). pic.twitter.com/QWMDiHFXLe
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) September 18, 2018John Raskin says there is no substitute for a long-term solution that involves investment in infrastructure. Andy Byford's plan has this -- "the question is whether money will be there to make the plan possible." @RidersNY
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) September 18, 2018@A_W_Gordon says a lot of ppl are looking forward to this NYS budgetary season as the first time there's a comprehensive picture (and the aforementioned Byford plan) - so the question is, what will Cuomo do?
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) September 18, 2018@A_W_Gordon says he doesn't think Cuomo or Nixon really had a good plan to fix the MTA, but Molinaro, the Rep candidate for gov, has a decent plan + he says he actually does try to wrestle with the elements that make the MTA the "bureaucratic nightmare" that it is.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) September 18, 2018