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Re:Decoding the MetroCard, Part 2: Research and Past Attempts by ruddct on Monday July 18, 2016 @04:40PM (#12117940)
1) NYC is the biggest metro system in the world (in terms of number of stations) by a fairly large margin.

2) The MTA is a perpetually underfunded, poorly governed monstrosity whose construction projects cost many times more than any other comparable metro system.

3) The MetroCard still works, as clunky as it occasionally is.

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Re:Decoding the MetroCard, Part 2: Research and Past Attempts by woodruffw on Monday July 18, 2016 @10:22PM (#12119140)
If I remember correctly, the MTA has had a (sizable) surplus for the past few years. It's more chronic mismanagement (and graft) than underfunding.
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