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Romanticizing boondoggles
This recent NY Times article caught my attention because it extols the virtues of Portland, Oregon's pretty new Aerial Tram mass transit project despite the fact that it's quite expensive relative to the number of folks who will regularly use...
Keep those buses handy
Wendell Cox reports on a little problem that occurred in St. Louis recently that ought (but probably won't) give the Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority pause: Buses Replace Light Rail in St. Louis A large ice storm hit the St. Louis...
Reviewing the track record of an urban boondoggle
Earlier posts here and here explored the economic absurdity of urban rail systems in modern American cities, which is a hot topic in Houston these days given the recent launch of Metro's Light Rail System earlier this year. Now, the...
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