PASSENGERS RIDING A SUBWAY CAR ON THE LEXINGTON AVENUE LINE THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY SYSTEM HANDLED AN AVERAGE OF MILLION PEOPLE A DAY IN 1970 WHICH WAS 47 PERCENT OF THE WORK FORCE. IN SPITE OF THE CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE OF THE 232-MILE SYSTEM VOTERS HAVE REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE NEW FUNDS FOR ANY MORE IMPROVEMENTS, OR TO ALLOW THE FARE TO BE RAISED ABOVE THE PRESENT 35-CENT RATE TO COVER THE COSTS OF THE SYSTEM

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