The 5 Produces More Of The Same
Dyre Avenue bound 5 train leaving the Morris Park station. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit.
So it is back to Rider Report Card entries for me. Just a short while ago I talked about the M. Now it is 
‘s turn which produced more of the same in 2008. The line finished with an overall grade of C- which matches its result from 2007. Lets get straight to the breakdown:
5 Train Riders’ Top 10 Priorities; 2007 priority rank will be in ( ):
01. Minimal delays during trips (1)
02. Reasonable wait times for trains (2)
03. Adequate room on board at rush hour (3)
04. Cleanliness of stations (5)
05. Station announcements that are easy to hear (4)
06. Sense of security in stations (7)
07. Sense of security on trains (6)
08. Comfortable temperature in subway cars (8)
09. Train announcements that are easy to hear (9)
10. Cleanliness of subway cars (11)
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Now here is the entire order of M train riders’ priorities 2007 priority rank will be in ( ):
01. Minimal delays during trips (1)
02. Reasonable wait times for trains (2)
03. Adequate room on board at rush hour (3)
04. Cleanliness of stations (5)
05. Station announcements that are easy to hear (4)
06. Sense of security in stations (7)
07. Sense of security on trains (6)
08. Comfortable temperature in subway cars (8)
09. Train announcements that are easy to hear (9)
10. Cleanliness of subway cars (11)
11. Station announcements that are informative (10)
12. Courtesy and helpfulness of station personnel (13)
13. Working elevators and escalators in stations (14)
14. Train announcements that are informative (12)
15. Availability of MetroCard Vending Machines (15)
16. Signs in stations that help riders find their way (17)
17. Signs in subway cars that help riders find their way (18)
18. Ease of use of subway turnstiles (16)
19. Lack of scratchitti in subway cars (19)
20. Lack of graffiti in stations (20)
21. Lack of graffiti in subway cars (21)
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Now here is the graded breakdown for all 21 categories; 2007 grade in ( ):
01. Minimal delays during trips D+ (D+)02. Reasonable wait times for trains D+ (C-)
03. Adequate room on board at rush hour D (D)
04. Sense of security in stations C (C)
05. Sense of security on trains C (C-)
06. Working elevators and escalators in stations C- (C-)
07. Signs in stations that help riders find their way C+ (C+)
08. Signs in subway cars that help riders find their way C+ (C+)
09. Cleanliness of stations D+ (C-)
10. Cleanliness of subway cars C (C)
11. Station announcements that are easy to hear D+ (D+)
12. Station announcements that are informative D+ (D+)
13. Train announcements that are easy to hear C- (C-)
14. Train announcements that are informative C- (C-)
15. Lack of graffiti in stations C+ (C+)
16. Lack of graffiti in subway cars B- (B-)
17. Lack of scratchitti in subway cars C+ (C+)
18. Courtesy and helpfulness of station personnel C (C)
19. Comfortable temperature in subway cars C (C+)
20. Ease of use of subway turnstiles C+ (B-)
21. Availability of MetroCard Vending Machines B- (B-)
To be quite honest, I do not have much to add in terms of analyzing these results. The line graded out almost identical in every category from last year. So in all honesty, the same feelings I echoed last year apply today as well. You can view my 2007 analysis by clicking here.
I feel bad for 5 riders as these report cards will echo the same sentiments year after year until the Second Avenue Subway is completed to its full potential.
P.S. Once again the amount of responses received by the MTA was lower than last year. PATHETIC!
xoxo Transit Blogger
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