haily if i am not mistaker, john haily from the mta >> thank you mr. chairman and supervisor, and john haily the director of transit for the mta and i want to thank you for the opportunity to talk about the system and the issues. as you said, supervisor, this is really an irreplaceable public asset. it goes to every corner of the city and simply the cost to recapolize a system like ours would not be possible in this day and age. >> at the same time we agree completely in your overview that this is a system that right now while being heavily utilized on a day-to-day basis continues to have growing pains from historic under investment, and in the system, and at the same time, we will walk you through a set of issues and programs, that we believe will help make a difference and improve the system, and put us in a possible to really begin the process to turn the corner. there are some of the things that with your help and support, and again, before we begin with this, i think that it is important to note that the leadership, your shining light on the situa