If you’re going to dedicate $27 billion to the transit equivalent of plastic surgery, it might as well look nice. Yesterday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a long-anticipated car and station redesign for the New York City subway, part of that pricey, five-year Metropolitan Transportation Authority capital plan. While the subway waits for more serious updates—like signal systems not out of the 1930s and a completed Second Avenue line—these are some attractive quick fixes for a transportation network stretched well beyond its capacity. New Yorkers might see these improvements on the tracks as early as 2020 (though some will certainly take longer). Appearance may not be everything, but this is money well spent.