I had hoped to respond with a link to reader’s email on Friday, in light of a piece I did for the N&O on light rail. The trouble is, every time I write for them, their circumlocution office fails to put my pieces on the Web. I’m not sure why I’m not Webworthy, but beggars [...]
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Light Rail Math: You Call This “World-Class”?
Randal O’Toole blogs today about Seattle voters rejection of a massively expensive light rail system. Light-rail advocates in Charlotte and the Triangle should pay attention to this alarming stat: "The average urban freeway lane costs about $10 million per mile. The average light-rail line costs about $50 million per mile and carries only a fifth [...]
Folly Trolly Claims First Victim
…that is, apart from taxpayers. (See more.)-Max Borders
McKinsey Report: $2.5 million to Describe Government
According to this piece in the N&O, McKinsey – the management consulting company – got $2.5 million to makes the following assessments of the DOT: A consultant’s evaluation of the state Department of Transportation found the agency to be inefficient, unfocused and inflexible. The report by McKinsey & Co., an international management consultant, is based [...]
Transit Tax: Enter the Special Interests Parade
Here’s a post on the special interest whores, which Fitzsimon clearly seems to be ok with — if but by omission. The disdain for everything corporate dries up when corporations support their pet issues. -Max Borders (Update: Bank of America: $60,000 Wachovia: $60,000 Duke Energy: $50,000 Siemens: $50,000 (the maker of the trains!) EarthTech: $20,000 [...]
