The Metropolitan Transit Authority in New York has created an online system where commuters can apply for late-to-work tickets to prove they were delayed on the subway. The number of late form downloads has increased by 97% since 2012, with a record 152,316 forms downloaded in 2017. The MTA has admitted that delays on the subway are at an unacceptable level. In 2018, it was found that the MTA had falsified its latest reports by randomly assigning unknown delays to various categories.
Sometimes there are good reasons why your subway train is late. Isolated power outages and weather-induced delays can leave commuters stranded on platforms and nothing can be done about it. But sometimes, as New Yorkers know all too well, the Metropolitan Transit Authority can’t seem to get its jam-packed trains running on time. Delays can jeopardize a worker’s job if punctuality is of the essence. To help, the MTA has created an online system where late commuters can apply for late-to-work tickets to prove they haven’t simply overslept.
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The number of late form downloads is on the rise. In 2017, for example, commuters accessed a record 152,316 forms, a 97 percent increase from 2012. That equates to 3,173 forms per week.
The MTA has admitted that its system of 27 subway lines serving 472 stations is a commuter’s nightmare. “There is no doubt that delays on the Metro are at an unacceptable level,” a spokesman said.
In 2018, the New York Daily News found that the MTA had falsified its latest reports. Faced with more than 10,000 unknown delays in January of that year, officials randomly assigned them to various categories.
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