MTA Retreats Like The Weepy Little Dogs They Are . . . For Now
Thanks to the unrelenting scrutiny of the Daily News, the MTA has postponed a full board vote of the proposed new rule changes:
Posted: June 30th, 2005 | Filed under: Law & OrderThe MTA’s proposed rule revisions for subways and buses has become a tempest in a coffee cup.
A vote on a host of new regs – including bans on drinking beverages and walking between subway cars – was postponed for at least a month yesterday amid questions, objections and confusion.
“We do listen,” MTA Chairman Peter Kalikow said after a board meeting. “When people say something to us, we do think about it. We’re actually not ashamed to admit we might have gone too far.”