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darpa_escapee on Aug 7, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: New York’s Subways Are Not Just Delayed, Some Trai...

Part of what makes the subway system worth bragging about is that it runs at night.

comicjk on Aug 7, 2017 | [–]

I am proud of that as a New Yorker, but I would much rather replace it with buses at night if that would make it actually work during the day.

gpawl on Aug 7, 2017 | [–]

Why? Surface buses can run quickly at night when there is light traffic, and the air quality is far better at surface level than in the subway.

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