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$40 Million Transit Waste
Michigan Capitol Confidential ^ | 9/3/2014 | Anne Schieber

Posted on 09/05/2014 1:20:08 PM PDT by MichCapCon

Taxpayers spent $40 million for a new "rapid" bus line in Grand Rapids that takes twice as long as a car and only beats the old bus line by one minute.

(Excerpt) Read more at michigancapitolconfidential.com ...


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: bus

1 posted on 09/05/2014 1:20:08 PM PDT by MichCapCon
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To: MichCapCon

*facepalm*


2 posted on 09/05/2014 1:23:06 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: MichCapCon

Yep, and it’s making traffic hassles all up and down Division.


3 posted on 09/05/2014 1:24:18 PM PDT by ExGeeEye (The enemy's gate is down...and to the left.)
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To: MichCapCon

As usual, government does such a commendable job.


4 posted on 09/05/2014 1:32:05 PM PDT by House Atreides (ANOTHER CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN FOR CHILDERS 2014 .... Don't reward bad GOPe behavior.)
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To: House Atreides

Another “Win” brought to you by government.


5 posted on 09/05/2014 1:32:55 PM PDT by cripplecreek ("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
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To: MichCapCon

Follow the money.....


6 posted on 09/05/2014 1:37:41 PM PDT by capydick (''Life's tough.......it's even tougher if you're stupid.'')
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To: MichCapCon
Brought to you by the same people who wants to build high-speed rails lines that no one will use.

7 posted on 09/05/2014 1:40:02 PM PDT by BitWielder1 (Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
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To: MichCapCon

So it’s not so rapid in Grand Rapids?..................


8 posted on 09/05/2014 1:54:30 PM PDT by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: Red Badger

First of all...who in their right mind would want to take a bus to Grand Rapids??????


9 posted on 09/05/2014 2:07:59 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Red Badger
$40 Million Transit Waste

Locally Grand Rapids is a Demonicrat-hole. Surprise, surprise.

10 posted on 09/05/2014 2:12:43 PM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: MichCapCon

Cheap skates. I think Austin wants to spend more than that on a STUDY for a street car system.


11 posted on 09/05/2014 3:08:42 PM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Guns are like parachutes. If you need one and don't have one, you'll probably never need one again.)
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To: MichCapCon

Actually, an inner city bus that can travel in half the time of a car is a MAJOR IMPROVEMENT over most inner city buses.

...and that is why they only seem to be able to get their captive audiences to ride them.


12 posted on 09/06/2014 8:23:27 AM PDT by BobL (Don't forget - Today's Russians learn math WITHOUT calculators.)
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