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Pbpopcorn t1_jdm6nyx wrote

It’s not just a matter of increasing service. It’s also a matter of keeping the trains and stations clean and increasing safety and accessibility. And in this post-pandemic world many people will continue wfh or hybrid schedules reducing the need to take daily public transit

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TizonaBlu t1_jdmlmwx wrote

Pushing people on the tracks should be an impossibility. Additionally, people getting attacked in stations shouldn’t be a thing.

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Pbpopcorn t1_jdmlx50 wrote

Absolutely. I was attacked on the subway in 2020 (due to racism) and I always carry pepper spray now because of it.

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spk92986 t1_jdng325 wrote

Maybe in a perfect world but this is real life, in NYC no less.

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TizonaBlu t1_jdnh500 wrote

It’s really sad that New Yorkers think that having no murders and robbery in the subway is not “real life”, whereas that’s the reality in almost all developed world. Kinda reminds me of the gun debate where Americans think it’s “impossible” to prevent.

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spk92986 t1_jdnkjx6 wrote

It's not what I think, it's real life whether anyone likes it or not. You can be an idealist all you want but we don't live in a utopia and no major city is free of violent crime, certainly not this one.

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TizonaBlu t1_jdnlwej wrote

Again, the Stockholm syndrome New Yorkers have that think murders and robberies in the subway is “utopia”.

Let me tell you, a single murder or robbery happening in SG, SK, JP, TW, HK, subway would be an avenger level event where the news will cover it nonstop and politicians will be forced to apologize. In NY, it’s Tuesday.

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TheJoseph97 t1_jdnrlu4 wrote

Funny enough cuz I’d rather live in American society than any of those southeast Asian countries you mentioned

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Daurdabla t1_jdnsn6e wrote

Yet here I am, rather living in a country where I wouldn’t get murdered or robbed in the subway. Or imagine this, American society but with safe subway! But I respect your inability to dream big.

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JordanRulz t1_jdx7sv1 wrote

same, but for what we pay in taxes we can afford to have our cake and eat it too

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pillkrush t1_je0kwi2 wrote

literally only Singapore would be considered a southeast Asian country

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UpperLowerEastSide t1_jdn0pch wrote

In this post pandemic world with some people doing wfh or a hybrid schedule a big way to increase transit ridership is upzoning near both buses and subways. Especially neighborhoods like Greenwich Village that are well to do and have constructed little housing

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iv2892 t1_jdngmaa wrote

WFH won’t go away , most downtowns in the US and in other parts of the world I assume changed .

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Pbpopcorn t1_jdngsdc wrote

I know and I want to keep it that way. People who wfh should continue to do so as it’s better for the environment

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iv2892 t1_jdnqcw8 wrote

I agree 100%, is beneficial for both the employers and employees . The only people that unfortunately lose in this transactions are business owners near office areas.

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Pbpopcorn t1_jdnqqjq wrote

It’s unfortunate for those business owners but perhaps we should change the buildings in the area into affordable housing instead

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iv2892 t1_jdnqi22 wrote

Or at the very least to keep it hybrid , when they can actually gather around during important meetings and projects maybe once a week

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