Transit experts say a planned $29 billion infusion into New York City's transportation network will help but not completely overhaul the massive system.
A deal was brokered over the weekend that includes $2.5 billion from the city and $8.3 billion from the state.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's five-year modernization plan funds 1,000 new subway cars, more real-time countdown clocks and track repairs.
But many transportation experts argue that the capital-spending program is mostly a maintenance plan rather than a blueprint for a robust transportation system for a 21st-century global city.
Local officials have said more ambitious plans aren't possible without significantly more federal funding.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio praised it Monday as improving straphangers' commutes.
