Union leaders said the changes would leaving working New Yorkers in the lurch - and questioned the logic of providing less service when the MTA is trying to attract riders. The service changes amount to a service cut, transit workers charged. Overall the MTA will save $1.5 million from the “adjustments,” Davey said. “That’s what this very small proposal reflects.” “The facts are - people are coming back on the weekends, people are staying home in some respects on Mondays and Fridays,” Davey said. The changes would go into effect in June. To address the relatively higher demand, officials plan to increase weekend service on the G, J and M lines, Davey said. Weekends are a different story - ridership on Saturdays and Sundays is lower overall, but closer to 2019 levels than ridership on any weekday, according to MTA figures. Ridership on Saturdays and Sundays is lower overall, but closer to 2019 levels than ridership on any weekday. Weekday subway ridership has barely recovered to 60% pre-pandemic levels, according to MTA figures - with Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday showing higher ridership compared to the first and last days of the work week. “Our suggested changes will add wait times from three to 30 seconds … for specific time periods affected by the change.” “Subway ridership overall has been consistently lower on Mondays and Fridays than midweek days, reflecting the growing trend of hyper work,” New York City Transit President Rich Davey told MTA board members during their monthly Transit Committee meeting. Service on Mondays and Fridays would be cut back on seven subway lines - the 1, 6, 7, L, E, F and Q lines, officials - adding up to 30 seconds of extra wait-time. Twitter restores API access after MTA’s withdrawal over estimated $50K charges for weather, transit alertsĮxpect more tragedies ’til NY faces facts on dangerous mental illnessĬommuters could soon be stuck waiting longer for subway trains under new service changes proposed for next summer, transit officials said Monday. Subway death tragedy: Letters to the Editor - May 5, 2023
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