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Re: Maybe WMATA's Responses Aren't So Pathetic After All |
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Posted by Dinky on Thu Aug 9 13:51:46 2007, in response to Maybe WMATA's Responses Aren't So Pathetic After All, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Thu Aug 9 13:03:54 2007. When WMATA closed before the strong chance of tropical storm or hurricane force winds, many on this board were very critical of the decision, especially after the storm was not as strong as predicted. Perhaps it is better to be safe than sorry.Such a response by the MTA here would have been unacceptable. Why? For starters, the NYC subway is a 24/7 system, while metrorail is not. There is a baseline expectation that the subway will operate -- perhaps at diminished levels -- under adverse conditions. WMATA's operations are not under that kind of expectation. A preventative shutdown might be OK in DC, but not in NY. There's also the fact that a substantial portion of metrorail riders are Federal Government employees. Thus, when Government offices closed, the WMATA could justify shutting down the metro. The NYC subway has a much more diverse (and obviously larger) ridership. In other words, the "my daddy's better than your daddy" nonsense that got thrown around at the WMATA on this board was inappropriate. But so is the converse. |
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