Our Subways: Decrepit Or Just Loved?

It seems a city audit has found not only are the subways full of crappy old equipment, but that crappy old equipment is putting riders at risk. After reviewing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's five-year capital plans, [Comptroller William Thompson said yesterday that it will take decades before all of the necessary improvements are completed]. Thompson also said that the capital programs, which began in the early 1980s, have been essentially screwing city residents while the commuters—yeah, commuters—reap all the benefits, since their railroads use most of the funds, not the local subways. But no biggie, according to Thompson, it will only take $700 million more to fix the ailing transit system. The MTA has yet to comment on that one.(http://flickr.com/photos/absolutwade/)