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From: jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written
Subject: Re: The insane progress nobody is talking about
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 15:38:38 -0000 (UTC)
Organization: Public Access Networks Corp.
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In article <nult7jlrj1697gnkmo2dmhhd8tmr2utfra@4ax.com>,
Paul S Person  <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
>On Fri, 28 Jun 2024 03:59:22 -0000 (UTC),
>wollman@hergotha.csail.mit.edu (Garrett Wollman) wrote:
>
>>In article <v5knpl$ss2$1@panix2.panix.com>,
>>Scott Dorsey <kludge@panix.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Boston and DC both have systems built that way, with no rings at all, and 
>>>it is increasingly limiting their usefulness as fewer and fewer people are 
>>>working in the city center.
>>
>>Except that's not true for Boston: it's in the suburbs where the real
>>commercial real estate crash has taken place, lots of empty space in
>>office parks in the 495 belt because it's just too inconvenient,
>>especially for RE that was historically dominated by industries that
>>are still largely work-from-home compatible.  Kendall, Longwood, the
>>Back Bay, and the Seaport are all well leased and have most of the
>>wet-lab space beloved of our principal industry.
>>
>>Now it would be great if the MBTA's construction costs weren't insane
>>and they were capable of doing design and engineering work in-house so
>>they weren't hiring outside contractors for the simplest projects.
>>Then maybe they could actually build the North-South Rail Link at
>>an internationally competitive price rather than trying to give New
>>York and London a run for the Guinness world record for most expensive
>>mile of tunnel.  That might actually make some of those more suburban
>>office locations worthwhile, if they're reasonably close to a
>>commuter-rail line.  (Many of them still aren't, but could be if the
>>MBTA had the slightest amount of strategy.)
>
>Perhaps a thorough audit focused on where the money is going (ie, how
>many brothers-in-law of various officials are getting the contracts)
>would help.
>
>This is /exactly/ the sort of task a sane Republican would seem to be
>ideal for.

There are no sane Republicans, nor uncorrupt. 
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