Poor Conditions in the New York City

Subway System

Group 6

See

• Water Leakage:

– Tile Damage-tiles fall from the walls.

– Paint peels from ceilings and girders.

• Pollution:

– Causes fires on the tracks, which leads to track closures and delays.

– Leads to rodent infestations, which can cause disease to spread.

• Phones:

– Cell phones obviously don’t work

– Pay phones don’t work either-broadcast news survey-up to 60% don’t work

• Graffiti:

– Look under any light in the subway tunnels.

– On the walls.

• Restrooms

– Locked many times

– Out of Order

– Filthy

Judge

What Has Been Done To Cure These Ailments?

• Subway Closures-Renovations/Refurbishment

– Often cause severe delays in service

– In 2005, according to the MTA budget, repairs will cost approximately $35.5 Million (does not include cost of buildings, etc.).

• 2005 Costs To Repair Tracks Damaged From Fire: Approximately $55.8 Million.

• Garbage Receptacles Placed in Subways for Garbage.

• Signs: “Help Keep Our Subways Clean.”

• Exterminations to Rid the Subway of Rodents.

• To Combat Graffiti

– Police presence in the subway

– Fines

• Crime in the subway has been down over the past few years.

• Cleanliness standards for the subway are in place.

– Most lines are cleaner now than five years ago.

But it isn’t enough!!

Christian Ethics• Is it just that salaries of top management

continue to rise, while conditions get poorer?

• Is it just that riders are charged increased fares?

Act

• Over the past two years, subway fares have increased twice, while top management’s salaries have continued to increase.

– Cut salaries of top management.

• Better oversight of construction-see where the funds are going, and that the job is done right the first time.

• More severe penalties for those caught littering or writing graffiti.

– Community service-Make them clean the subway-a cost free source of labor.

– Higher fines-raise more funds for the cleanup.

• Subway “Sweeper Car”

– Similar to street sweeper.

– Rides over tracks, and vacuums up garbage-designed to let water flow back out.