Although I am somewhat supportive of the tram, and anyone who has followed recent threads around here knows that I am not a friend of the "nit pickers", I find your post lacking.
For starters, we are already paying "twice the price", more than twice, in fact.
I consider myself a proud progressive, and I for one do not consider large cost overruns in excess of 100% of the original project estimates to be "progressive thinking".
The _idea_ of the tram, to me, is great. (Others strongly disagree on that point!) The implementation of the project, especially the budgeting process, has been, shall we say, less than laudable.
I believe the project should proceed, having come this far, but the problems that the public process and budget process of the tram have highlighted jeopardize other future "progressive" public infrastructure projects.
re: Tram Life Cycle Cost Analysis
TJ -
Although I am somewhat supportive of the tram, and anyone who has followed recent threads around here knows that I am not a friend of the "nit pickers", I find your post lacking.
For starters, we are already paying "twice the price", more than twice, in fact.
I consider myself a proud progressive, and I for one do not consider large cost overruns in excess of 100% of the original project estimates to be "progressive thinking".
The _idea_ of the tram, to me, is great. (Others strongly disagree on that point!) The implementation of the project, especially the budgeting process, has been, shall we say, less than laudable.
I believe the project should proceed, having come this far, but the problems that the public process and budget process of the tram have highlighted jeopardize other future "progressive" public infrastructure projects.
- Bob R.