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re: What is the OT view of mass transit?
Posted on 6/20/17 at 6:02 pm to Slippy
Posted on 6/20/17 at 6:02 pm to Slippy
A city needs a certain level of density for rail to be effective. When parking lots are an effective use of real estate, rail won't work and/or is just a novelty.
For reference, NYC's 2nd Ave extension cost $4b and took decades to accomplish... for 3 stops between 30 blocks.
I will try to find an article by an ex-NYC MTA budget executive discussing the finances of mass transit and transit in general. His basic message was that most projects have a lifespan of 30 years yet get pushed 50+ years. The deferred maintenance snowballs until complete paralysis.
For reference, NYC's 2nd Ave extension cost $4b and took decades to accomplish... for 3 stops between 30 blocks.
I will try to find an article by an ex-NYC MTA budget executive discussing the finances of mass transit and transit in general. His basic message was that most projects have a lifespan of 30 years yet get pushed 50+ years. The deferred maintenance snowballs until complete paralysis.
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