Readers: Our new slogans for the MTA
Commuters at Penn Station wait for train service to resume on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, after the Long Island Rail Road suspended service into and out of Penn Station for 90 minutes during the height of Wednesday morning's rush hour. Credit: Charles Eckert
Several readers responded to our editorial on Friday about the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s survey to test possible slogans. Here is a sampling of tongue-in-cheek suggestions.
Via email
We never run out of excuses.— C. Boatner & L. Schein
Ride like the wind . . . in your dreams. — Timothy Busam
MTA : Mass Transportation Agony— Richard Siegelman
Trust us, you’ll get there! Maybe.— Robin Ames
Going nowhere fast.— Tom Speicher
We’re on the right track, but not the right time!— Lawrence Harkavy
You can’t spell “mismanagement” without MTA.— Pete from Manhattan
MTA: May Take Awhile— a long while.— Paul Brothe
Via Twitter
@patmikekelly: The @MTA : Why go anywhere on the weekend? #MTAslogans
@rickgavin2: Relax, you didn’t want to go to work today anyway. #MTAslogans
@big_daddy_black: Your excuse for being late.
@tomsim96: It’s Amtrak’s fault.
