[rellimpank]

--last sentence sums it up--

[StACase]

Lite rail, monorail, mass transit bla... bla... bla... are just one of many liberal wet dreams.

[Politicalities]

I rode the monorail many times last time I was in Vegas. I found it a bit more economical than taxis though a lot less convenient... the stops tend to be rather far from the hotels. I mean, at the MGM Grand stop, you've got a half hour walk through a mall before you reach the actual hotel.

Nevertheless, it seemed like a decent system. But the brochures touting it were quite proud of the fact that it was entirely privately financed. If it's going to tank, the investors should be the ones who lose their shirts. The public shouldn't be forced to bail it out.

[Incorrigible]

[goldstategop]

Pinging Willie Green, pinging Willie Green...

It goes to show mass transit is a white elephant. There are the glowing promises of big jumps in ridership, profitability and reduced auto congestion. It never happens.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")