10 days ago the City Council held a hearing to look into the MTA’s “Rider Report Cards” initiative which received only a 7% response to the 700,000 cards that were distributed. Here is a brief article about the hearing courtesy of The New York Sun:
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s “rider report cards” are the subject [...]

Pelham Bay Park bound 6 entering Parkchester during the Feb. 06 blizzard. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
Here we are, the final 2007 “Rider Report Card” grade & low & behold it is my home line. The earned a C from the 7,261 riders (myself included) who filled out a report card. Let [...]

242nd St.-Van Cortlandt Park bound 1 train approaching 125th St.; Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
According to the almost 10,000 (9.903 to be exact) who filled out the “Rider Report Card”, the is not #1! The line which serves as the Broadway-7th Avenue local between 242nd Street-Van Cortlandt Park & South Ferry earned [...]

Franklin Avenue Shuttle about to depart Prospect Park; Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
Continuing with the “Rider Report Card” update, the next in line is the Franklin Avenue Shuttle. The shuttle was considered average as it scored a C from the 247 people who bothered to fill out the report card. Lets go straight [...]

Whitehall Street bound W train pulling into Queensboro Plaza; Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
The “Rider Report Card” updates continue with the train which failed miserably. The line serving as a weekday only backup to the between Astoria & Lower Manhattan earned a D+. Lets go straight to the horrendous results.
Top 10 [...]

Rider pondering her thoughts while on a Coney Island-Stillwell Ave. bound Q train; Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
In continuing with the “Rider Report Card” theme to this update, comes the train. The train was considered average by the 3,481 who responded as it finished with a C grade. Lets get straight [...]

Coney Island-Stillwell Ave. bound N entering 39th Ave. station; Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
So how do I start off the new year? I start it off by catching up on blog posts for all of my loyal readers. Before I begin, let me wish each & every one of you a Happy New [...]

Two G trains by the Smith-9th Streets station; Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
Every time I look at the results & tell myself that it can’t be! How did the not earn a F for an overall grade in the 2007 Rider Report Cards. While the line did fail as it earned a [...]

 
E train layup at the Kew Gardens-Union Tpke. station; Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
Most of the NYC Subway lines earned a barely passing grade in the “2007 Rider Report Cards”. Unfortunately for the E train, it failed to earn a spot in that category. The straphangers have clearly spoken & their message is [...]

The updates have been extremely rare the last couple of weeks. I have been extremely busy & am now just starting to catch up. Lets get started with the “Rider Report Card” results for the Staten Island Railway. Here is the full breakdown:
Top 10 priorities that Staten Island Railway riders would like to see improvement [...]

Uncoupled R trains laying up at the Parsons Boulevard station. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
The overall grade for the R train “Rider Report Card” grade is in & as usual we get another C-. However this grade was way too generous if you asked me. I am pretty sure there are a good [...]

Jamaica/179th St. bound F train departing the 2nd Avenue station. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
The grade for the partner in crime to the F train comes as no surprise to anyone who has been following the 2007 Rider Report Cards. The V train earned a C- from the 1,636 people who sent in [...]

NY1 has posted a few brief notes on the “Rider Report Card” results for the , , & Staten Island Railway. I continue to wait for the MTA to post the full results for the R, & V as I have seen links to them for a good 3-4 days now. However the links continue [...]

Jamaica/179th St. bound F train approaching the Ditmas Ave. station. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
It is sometime after 5 am so I felt the newspaper delivery boy headline would work. If you don’t like it, sue me! Now that I have gotten that out of the way, lets get down to business. To [...]

Brooklyn bound A train entering 2nd Avenue station during a G.O.; Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
This is the case for the overall grade earned by the A train in its “2007 Rider Report Card”. The A train earned a C- from the 6,703 people who filled out the report card. If I [...]