Transit System Quotes

I believe building new subways must be a top priority.

I've not stopped going on public transport. I love going on it.

Some time ago I took a trip on the Hudson and Manhattan Transit System. Not being familiar with the names of the various stops, I asked the man next to me the name of the station where we had just stopped. He replied, "I've been riding this line for fifteen years and I only know two stops: where I get on and where I get off."

Transit builds a city that people choose to live in.

People want subways, folks... subways, subways. They don't want these damn streetcars blocking up our city!

In Chicago, we have a century-old transit system that desperately needs updates to keep up with increased capacity.

Living in N.Y.C. has truly awakened me to the New York elite and their penchant for the city's self-described brilliant public transit system. I think it sucks... just like public transit always does.

We need to be able to live in the city without a car; we need to be able to get around. The transit system has to be strong and work for everyone.

I am a New Yorker! Mass transit is my sweet ride. I know the subway system like the back of my hand.

I'd like to get rid of those streetcars, maybe phase them out. I'm not sure how we're going to do it but I'd like to slowly but surely get rid of those streetcars and maybe replace them with buses.

The federal government has invested billions in Metro, yet the system is not safe and is not reliable.

The city fought a $300 million, 18-year war on graffiti. New York Mayor John Lindsay declared war in 1972, and the battle for the transit system came later.

A system of bus rapid transit is not only dedicated lanes. You have to have really good boarding conditions - that means paying before entering the bus and boarding at the same level. And at the same time having a good schedule and frequency.

I think of images as an immune system and a transit system.

The only way to be sure of catching a train is to miss the one before it.

We are building a truly integrated, efficient, and modern transit network across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Commuters deserve nothing less than the full support of our next federal government.

North Jersey residents rely on mass transit to get to work and our entire region is interconnected by our transit system.

I'm very bullish on the streetcar.

I take the subway to work. I love mass transportation.