The Phoenix Business Journal reports that the people who like to spend other people’s money are planning a $200 million dollar 3.1 mile extension of the 20 mile light rail line that ends in Mesa, Arizona. These people are unaware of or simply don’t care about Mesa’s deficit financial condition and the reality of light rail and public transportation life as evidenced by the following stories:
- Phoenix Budget Woes Cause Reduction in Bus Service but Lesser Used Light Rail is Safe, July 26, 2010
- Mesa bus, light-rail riders face budget cutbacks, July 16, 2010
- Mesa Budget Woes Cause Cutbacks in Bus Service
- Mesa Faces $20 Million Budget Deficit
- Metro Light Rail Cuts Hours, Hikes Waits
- Effects of light-rail on businesses mixed, owners say
Update: “Feds OK design work for rail extension in Mesa – 3-mile Mesa extension can now move forward.”
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