The MTA has named a “Weekend Service Czar,” who will be tasked with improving weekend travel for approximately 4 million straphangers who ride the subway during off-peak hours.
While naming a ‘Weekend Service Czar’ is an indication the MTA concedes it has a problem with weekend service, it’s just a first step, Pearlstein said. What the state really has to do is fund more weekend service.
“Figuring out what to do with construction work and how to fit that in is going to be a long and delicate conversation,” he said. “Where the governor in particular can make an immediate improvement, though, relatively speaking, is by increasing the frequency of weekend service — investing more state resources and off-peak service so that when there are service diversions, there's very frequent service to pick up the slack on the surrounding subway lines and bus lines.
Spokespeople for Gov. Kathy Hochul, who oversees the MTA, and the MTA didn’t return requests for further comment right away.newsletter signupBy submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our
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