PASSENGERS GETTING READY TO BOARD THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY SUBWAY ON THE LEXINGTON AVENUE LINE. THE ENTIRE SUBWAY SYSTEM HAS 232 MILES OF TRACK AND IS THE LONGEST IN THE WORLD. IN SPITE OF THE CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE OF THIS SYSTEM TO THE CITY, VOTERS HAVE REFUSED TO VOTE ANY MORE FUNDS FOR IMPROVEMENTS, OR TO ALLOW THE 35-CENT FARE TO BE INCREASED TO COVER TRANSIT AUTHORITY COSTS. IN 1960, THE SYSTEM HANDLED MILLION PEOPLE PER DAY; IN 1970, THE NUMBER HAD DECREASED TO MILLION

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