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Posted May 20, 11:26 a.m.
Oh, our poor public transit peers in New York. One out of every six elevators and escalators in the subway system was on the blink for more than a month last year, according to transit agency’s data reported on by the New York Times.
When you click on the link, check out the look of sorrow on the repairman's mug, and compare that with the faces of fury and confusion of riders around him.
The CTA for its part, has been working on keeping its elevators and escalators up and running, proudly posting the results in the performance metrics area of transitchicago.com. Most recent stats show that in March, elevators were working 99.1% and escalators at 97.5% of the time.
Indeed, I don't get as many e-mails about malfunctioning 'vators and escalators along the CTA as I have in years past.
But have you spotted one at your station lately?
Or do you agree with the statement that we aren't suffering like our subway brothers and sisters in the Big Apple.
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Comments
One would be curious to know what PERCENTAGE of NYC subway and elevated stations are equipped with elevators and escalators, compared to the percentage in Chicago.
And please note this: "It is hard to compare the performance of elevators and escalators in the New York subway with those in other transit systems because the agencies that run them compile and present data differently."
Posted by: jlp | May 20, 2008 12:58:17 PMI know first hand the N.Y. systems is worse off than ours. Having said that, I'm always amazed they can keep it up and running, at all, giving their systems sheer size and operating costs. I'd hate to be their Ron H.
Posted by: Jef | May 20, 2008 2:14:30 PM