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Originally Posted by FesterBestertester
I don’t support rail for a number of reasons, although I did when it was 26
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The numbers you are throwing out can't really be compared. Rail is an upfront cost. Its staggering and certainly should cost less to build but thats a nationwide issue. Even so, the cost of rail will be less that highways and car commuting. There is the price to upkeep roads. But there is also the price to pay highway patrol. The cost or drunk drivers and careless accidents. The price of each car on the road and their individual maintenance. The price of gas and the price of all that co2. The price of rail is much much less long term. The project will have a transformative effect when fully built out. Hopefully we can fix transit cost overages while were at it.