MTA Doesn’t Like Sticky Stuff

Posted on February 1st, 2008 by The SUBWAYblogger in This just in

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So apparently, the engineers at the MTA have been trying to wrap their heads around an enormously pressing issue.

Yes folks, the issue we speak of is (cue drum-roll): Gum on the floors.

Apparently, concrete is much harder to clean than granite tile.  However, concrete is much less expensive to install.  According to WCBS, a concrete train station runs about $400k.  Granite tile stations are well over $1 million.

So we are left with a major dilemma.  Floors that are cheap, but a bitch to clean, or expensive and easy to clean.

Either way, the floors are dirty as shit.

  1. Emprice-Sario said on February 1st, 2008 at 11:29 pm

    I’d just go w/the tile. Why? Because no matter how much you spend, trash will always be there. May be easier to clean but wont change people from sticking it there.

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  2. Cameron Williams said on February 3rd, 2008 at 6:02 am

    But we can forsake tiles for concrete and still have beautiful and easy-to-clean floors. The dolts at NYC Transit just need to do their homework. Check my post of February 1st at:

    http://bettertransitny.blogspot.com

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  3. Kevin the Condom Man said on February 4th, 2008 at 4:41 am

    Really, what does it matter, it’s not like they’re going to hire enough workers to clean up all the crap anyway.

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  4. twakum said on February 4th, 2008 at 8:22 am

    simple answer…taser people who throw gum on the floor. Posts notices, and have uniformed cops, if they spot someone throw gum or crap gooey stuff on the floor, or they barf, TASE them! We need more negative reinforcment of bad behavior today, I tell ya…

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  5. Todd said on February 5th, 2008 at 1:00 am

    I love that my “taser people” ideas are catching on!

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  6. Pel Mel said on February 13th, 2008 at 2:30 pm

    Tasers kill, OK.

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  7. Freya said on October 26th, 2009 at 9:36 am

    Are there many good quality tiles outlets.

    Reply
  8. Materials - The Subway Floors « Designing My Day said on April 6th, 2008 at 2:11 pm

    [...] in fact, the the MTA is seriously considering going back to—you guessed it, slabs of even harder-to-clean bare [...]

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