Re: Dysfunctional at its best --- Mill Valley and the Alto Tunnel.
Author: Stash
Date: 07-08-2015 - 09:42
Funny. It is SMART that cannot pay for itself. Hence huge tax dollars.
synonymouse Wrote:
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> I suspect the basal motivation was to retain the
> tunnel for the future and that the $60mil was the
> only way to do that. Does seem high.
>
> SMART needs to be converted to electric light rail
> and perhaps this can fit into it tho I tend to
> favor BART-style terre brulee down 101 to create a
> brand new ROW to Marin City from Larkspur.
>
> Ditch the freight and hold the nostalgia. NWP
> freight cannot pay for itself and needs to go.