Sorry you were the last to know…<\/p>\n
From the Las Vegas Review Journal<\/i><\/a>:<\/p>\n The Las Vegas Monorail saw ridership collapse by more than 30 percent in 2006, capping a disappointing year with its worst ridership month ever in December, according to monorail statistics.[…]<\/p>\n Nonetheless, monorail officials Monday took an optimistic view.<\/p>\n “The monorail’s current daily ridership of approximately 20,000 riders still far exceeds most rail systems throughout the country,” said Ingrid Reisman, a spokeswoman for the Las Vegas Monorail Co.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The good news for taxpayers in Nevada is that they haven’t — yet — been stuck with the bill for this white elephant. Don’t you wish you had good news where you live?<\/p>\n Tell the truth: Wouldn’t you be willing to settle for an accurate accounting of the taxpayer subsidized losses<\/i> of your local mass transit system…? 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