Hanging straps steady standing passengers on the Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Transit Authority Subway
4/1974
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Full Caption: Hanging straps steady standing passengers on the Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Transit Authority Subway. The system was 232 miles of track and is the longest in the world. There was a decrease in daily ridership from 2.2 million to 2.1 million between 1960 and 1970. Although the system is crucial to the city voters have refused to vote any more funds for improvement, or to allow the fare to be increased above the present 35 cents to cover Transit Authority costs.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency.
National Archives Identifier: 556661
Full Citation: Hanging straps steady standing passengers on the Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Transit Authority Subway; 4/1974; Records of the Environmental Protection Agency, Record Group 412. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/hanging-straps-steady-standing-passengers-on-the-lexington-avenue-line-of-the-new-york-city-transit-authority-subway, April 25, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.