It really goes either way. The IND stations are great with their trademark full-length mezzanines. Sometimes, the mezzanine wasn't needed, though; a lot of them are just flat-out abandoned on the G.
My takeaway from this is that careful planning and analysis is necessary to decide what sort of station design is required. There is no one-size-fits-all answer, as many replies suggest there is, so it's not obvious to me that the MTA screwed this up.
My takeaway from this is that careful planning and analysis is necessary to decide what sort of station design is required. There is no one-size-fits-all answer, as many replies suggest there is, so it's not obvious to me that the MTA screwed this up.