Carroll says MTA fix-up requires ‘uncomfortable choices’
Assembly member calls for city to scrap BQX plan
If state officials are going to make MTA run the city’s buses and subways more efficiently, it will require lawmakers to make “uncomfortable choices,” according to Assemblymember Robert Carroll.
“New Yorkers are uncomfortable on their commutes, crammed into trains and sitting for long periods in decrepit stations on hot platforms. And we, as leaders, must make some uncomfortable choices about how to improve their lives. We have been forced to accept that a bad commute is simply part of living in New York City. That does not have to be the case. The MTA’s Capital Budget is underfunded. We have to find places to add money for newer trains, modern stations, and efficient equipment. The money is there. And I know where to look,” Carroll said in a statement.
Carroll (D-Park Slope-Kensington), a lifelong straphanger who does not own a car, recently unveiled a six-step plan aimed at identifying potential funding sources for MTA to put toward capital improvements.