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• [1] Borodace Humee from bklyn February 28, 2008 - 10:04AM

  This guy is like the US POst Office. The place stinks like urine, you're constantly asked to get off your train and wait for another, and they still raise your stamp every 5 months so they make you buy new stamps, or mess up your Metro Card. They should be strung up and hung.

  
  
• [2] michael winslow from INWOOD February 28, 2008 - 10:07AM

  Every time Lee Sander is on Brian goes easy on him and it's one big love fest.

  Lee Sander should resign he is a terrible CEO because the rate hike is a crime and disgrace.

  It is outrageous train riders are having to pay more.

  As soon as the economy slows down and starts to tank the MTA raises fares.

  The remedy is simple gouge the tourist because they will never stop coming to the city and gauge advertisers because they will always advertise on the trains. When I mean gauge I mean outrageous rates. So high it will make up budget shortfalls.

  Also these capital projects are so over budget and there is no oversight in terms of corruption. I've talked to people who work for the MTA and they said the waste and corruption would make people sick.

  Resign Lee Sander!

  
  
• [3] Steven Clark from Brooklyn February 28, 2008 - 10:33AM

  Blah. Blah. Blah. Clean up the filthly stations. Why with all the blather about billions can't he accomplish this simple task?

  
  
• [4] Voter from Brooklyn February 28, 2008 - 10:37AM

  Please ask Mr. Sander about alternatives for raising revenue for the system such as publicly discussing rates for advertisers (my subway station was recently plastered with dozens of framed ads on a platform that had not had them--I doubt this revenue will go to rehabilitate the station's spalling concrete beams, flooding at the steps from heavy rains, or sparks arching from the third rail.) and possibly raising them.

  Also, why aren't solutions for a better system that are seemingly free implemented. My personal peeve is that the cross-town G does not connect to the M-R-N line at the 4th and 9th station in Brooklyn.

  
  
• [5] hjs from 11211 February 28, 2008 - 10:38AM

  why is there such difficulty getting infrastructure investment in this country. bridges, power grids levees fail and yet there's cats for tax cuts??

  also in the news this AM some upstate Senator said if the MTA gets money then upstate road gets the same amount. why the parity?

  
  
• [6] William Sosa from Manhattan February 28, 2008 - 10:39AM

  1. What is the feasibility of linking Staten Island to the subway system via a Brooklyn tunnel?

  2. How about integrating the PATH with the subway system? Let trains run up the number 6 line.

  Seems this would have a great impact on mobility and get people out of their cars.

  
  
• [7] Daniel from NYC February 28, 2008 - 10:40AM

  Rather than Bus Rapid Transit, I'd like to see Light-Rail. Much more 21st century, and you could link them directly into the subway stations.

  Also: When will Airtrain run straight into GCT?? transferring at Jamaica is a huge headache and embarrassing

  
  
• [8] hjs from 11211 February 28, 2008 - 10:41AM

  people are pigs. the stations won't be kept clean if people won't use garbage cans.

  DO your part.

  if u see someone liter, tell them to stop.

  
  
• [9] Jersey from NJ February 28, 2008 - 10:43AM

  HJS has a great point. But the stations themselves, with crumbling contrete, rusting beams and peeling paint don't encourage people to behave as they should. Have you been to Moscow? Now there's a subway service!

  
  
• [10] hjs from 11211 February 28, 2008 - 10:44AM

  why no stop at 79th and 2nd AVE?

  
  
• [11] Robert from NYC February 28, 2008 - 10:44AM

  Oh Baloney, the same ol'story and crap. I'm willing to bet it not only gets delayed but postponed again. Who's pocket did the money go into this time. What bullcrap, it's insulting.

  
  
• [12] michael winslow from INWOOD February 28, 2008 - 10:46AM

  Thanks Brian for nothing!

  Again you kiss this guys ass.

  What is it?

  He's a liar and as corrupt as they come.

  He is squeezing the poor for every nickle they have.

  This guy has probably never been on the subway in his life!

  
  
• [13] Linda from Queens February 28, 2008 - 11:10AM

  when are they going to realize how many people in Queens rely on public transportation and finally start providing service that matches?

  
  
• [14] Janice from Manhattan February 28, 2008 - 11:16AM

  Brian, could you be any softer on him? How about the stink of urine in the back of the bus by the stairwell? How about constantly being asked to get off trains and wait for another. If you didn't have the same 3 callers on the air in every segment I would have asked him how much money he makes and what kind of car he drives. Raise my fare? And brian you have nothing to say about it? You're turning into a soft piece of you know what!

  
  
• [15] Red February 28, 2008 - 01:19PM

  Please. The MTA is still recovering from the system's collapse in the 70s - $19 billion of this plan is basically maintenance and repair. There's enough track to stretch from New York to Denver; do you think maintaining the system is cheap? They're asking for $30 billion and they aren't going to get it. Whose fault is that?