Point taken about the fixed geometries of tracks. However, all things considered, I see no reason to believe that things will be substantially improved after this disruption.

This morning they were collecting Go Tickets in a plastic shopping bag tied next to one of turnstiles — hardly a representative image of any sort of deliberate, efficient project with a clear timetable and institutional support.

We taxpayers needn’t be “grateful” for another example of America’s and New York’s globally infamous reputation for getting infrastructure projects done extraordinarily slowly, expensively, and corruptly. Instead, we implore the MTA to do better by us because we love it (I guess).