I hate to say it, but “I told you so…”
The politics of light rail is very well-established. We will never be told what the actual operating losses for the Trolley are, but we will go through a rash of fare increases, service cuts, advertising initiatives, corporate “partnerships,” etc.
Mass transportation cannot show a profit, that’s understood. But government-controlled mass transportation results in losses far greater than necessary.
The true victims won’t even be the Trolley’s riders. The people who will be hit hardest by the light rail boondoggle will be the poorest of the Valley’s residents, who will have their bus service cut to subsidize the trolley.
These are folks who can’t get to work — or to the doctor — without bus service, but their bus routes will be curtailed or eliminated for the benefit of preening rich people.
Nice…
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