Things never stay the same. Next year Jerry will be out and likely replaced with someone less interested in transport and more in welfare programs for pet groups. NCRA-NWP not likely to remain a high-priority pet group.

SMART will be extended to the north side of Sir Francis Drake and a clearer picture of passenger loadings current and future will be available given the truncated nature of SMART. Most likely SMART as current constituted and deployed will emerge as a mostly irrelevant, expensive op on chronic taxpayer life support.

The Democratic Party will return to power in Congress and try to enact a bunch of tax increases, with lots of welfare schemes and "infrastructure" stuff. Tutor will be in change order hog heaven.