How Cuts in Basic Subway Upkeep Can Make NYC Commutes Miserable
Ring-fenced yearly upkeep budget + years of sustained funding for improvements = great subway system.<p>London Underground in the 1980s was like NYC Subway now - but after sustained 15-20 years of funding it improved immensely (while passenger levels more than doubled, if not tripled).<p>Of course this could not last - with the current Conservative government Underground is getting less and less money, so starting to defer upgrades...
Politicians are incapable of learning.