tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post8788532604845524504..comments2024-02-01T04:37:41.878-05:00Comments on Cap'n Transit Rides Again: Transit financing kludgesCap'n Transithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-45253242304528130062010-08-08T20:26:08.833-04:002010-08-08T20:26:08.833-04:00Despite what Alon points out, the problems with MT...Despite what Alon points out, the problems with MTA capital funding were analyzed... and they're mainly due to two things:<br /><br />- an antiquated and non-responsive set of state contracting laws, which put more emphasis on paperwork than on competence. Which leads to problems getting decent contractors.<br />- a lack of *steady* capital construction has meant that the MTA has had no incentive to build a strong in-house construction division, such as the French railways have.neroden@gmailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07475686367097445497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-8741724647459128212010-08-02T02:52:53.255-04:002010-08-02T02:52:53.255-04:00Speaking of kludges-- how about TIFs for general i...Speaking of kludges-- how about <a href="http://deadhorsetimes.blogspot.com/2010/08/tax-increment-financning-and-transit.html" rel="nofollow">TIFs</a> for general infrastructure?EngineerScottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005863528905991434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-53667446619470559802010-07-29T00:16:04.856-04:002010-07-29T00:16:04.856-04:00The people in New York are right to whine about ho...The people in New York are right to whine about how much the MTA spends on capital projects. The MTA's total capital spending is several times higher than STIF's, but does not bring as many route-km because of waste. The MTA capital projects currently under construction - SAS Phase 1, the 7 extension, ESA - total $15 billion; the same amount of tunneling in Paris would cost less than $2 billion.Alon Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195377309045184452noreply@blogger.com