We’ve got one of these boondoggle transit systems in my town.
Back on the 90s 60 minutes was here doing a story on wasteful spending. Since it was partially subsidized by the fed gov it made the story.
The city got wind of it and sent a bunch of city employees (on the clock mind you) to ride the stupid thing to make it look like it was actually being used.
Then a few years in it needed new cars. The French company that manufactured the original cars had gone belly up so the city had to spend tons of more money to get cars that were actually compatible with the track.
Worst part is, there is an nfl team here, a triple A baseball stadium and a 15,000 seat auditorium all within walking distance of each other and that stupid skyway doesn’t even go to any of them.......can ya beat it? SMH
This is just crazy money per mile. You have to wonder who is cashing in on these projects. Follow the money I say.
I travel around and see all the empty buses and trains. It is just awful to see all the wasted energy, from Sacramento to Norfolk these ‘light rail’ trains are mostly empty.