RE: A Leap of Faith
Denver FasTracks is such a boondoggle.. the portions that are in that have some ridership don't even come close to paying for itself - and it's been so expensive to build that the actual cost per passenger is approximately 3 x the top end of what they could charge for it's use. Right now it's cheaper (and faster) to drive my car.
If you look at the planned stops and the tracks the California line is supposed to use, it'll be just like the east coast...tracks that can't handle the speed, slow zones and too many stops.
They're also forgetting that if you don't drive, you have to rent/lease/purchase transportation once you get to either LA or SF. It will end up costing as much as flying and take longer and maybe more expensive
After watching the BS in Denver with RTD absolutely not being truthful about the true costs, I shudder thinking about the money which will be wasted on this one. AND the taxpayers will have to pay the salaries for all of those jobs mentioned in the article.
Fascinating what leaps of faith can be taken at other's expense.
