PASSENGERS WAITING FOR LEXINGTON AVENUE LINE SUBWAY TRAINS OPERATED BY THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY. THE 232-MILE SYSTEM IS THE LONGEST IN THE WORLD AND IS OF CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE TO THE CITY. IN 1970 IT CARRIED MILLION PERSONS DAILY WHICH AMOUNTS TO 47 PERCENT OF THE WORK FORCE. DESPITE THIS IMPORTANCE, NEW YORK CITY VOTERS HAVE REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE NEW FUNDS FOR MORE IMPROVEMENTS OR TO ALLOW THE 35-CENT FARE TO BE RAISED TO COVER OPERATING COSTS

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