Stepping in the Project Office

What does $70 million buy? According to State Sen. D. Scott Dibble, $70 million is required to "continue to keep the Federal Government engaged in moving forward on our studies."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMm8OtRSbYE

Does anyone have any idea how many years we/they have been draining public transit funds on Central Corridor Project studies? Does anyone have any idea who has been pocketing the 10's of millions of dollars that have already been spent studying this project? Does anyone realize that the same folks who were getting paid to study this project when I-94 was the route de jour are still getting the money today?

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[centralcorridor]

The planned Central Corridor road construction project would make University Ave. a 40-yard wide strip of concrete with no accommodation for bicycles, a 50% reduction in transit service for passengers getting on and off at numerous major intersections (including: Western, Hamline, Victoria, Pascal, Prior and Cleveland), and a motorway hellhole for pedestrians standing in the middle of the traffic mess waiting for the train or trying to get from one side of the mess to the other.

[versitalex]

With a project of this size, you need receptionist staff. This "light duty" was being performed by a bus driver who may not have been able to fulfill his driving duties (notice that cane?).

The current alignment will allow new development to occur. St. Paul is hurting financially and could use the additional tax revenue.

I look forward to University Avenue being more bike, pedestrian, and transit friendly. Right now it is a ten mile long armpit.