Issue 497

April 18, 2005

MTA Grants Stay for Station Booths NY1 News recently reported that the MTA has decided not to physically demolish the 164 subway station booths it is in the process of closing. Originally the agency planned to move booth operators to work with customers on subway platforms, and remove the booths altogether. Under the revised plan, the agents will still roam the stations to provide customer assistance, but the booths will remain functional so they can be used in case of emergency and as places for transit employees to store personal belongings during work. Transit advocates are pleased that the decision might allow for the possibility of the booths’ reactivation in the future, if MTA budget woes ease and the closure of staffed station booths proves to have major safety and transit accessibility impacts.

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