Comments on: The Work That Needs to Be Done http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/01/21/the-work-that-needs-to-be-done/ Covering San Francisco's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: murphstahoe http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/01/21/the-work-that-needs-to-be-done/comment-page-1/#comment-3239 murphstahoe Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:28:40 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1344#comment-3239 Central Subway shovel ready? Eek. Central Subway shovel ready? Eek.

]]> By: marcos http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/01/21/the-work-that-needs-to-be-done/comment-page-1/#comment-3238 marcos Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:16:10 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1344#comment-3238 We need for the feds to subsidize mass transit operations as a green stimulus tactic that furthers the goals of reducing dependence on foreign petroleum and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The feds only fund capital projects which is nice but is blind when it comes to strategies to keep those systems operating. MUNI recovers 25% or so of operations costs via farebox, which makes a short term investment into a long term liability. -marc We need for the feds to subsidize mass transit operations as a green stimulus tactic that furthers the goals of reducing dependence on foreign petroleum and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

The feds only fund capital projects which is nice but is blind when it comes to strategies to keep those systems operating. MUNI recovers 25% or so of operations costs via farebox, which makes a short term investment into a long term liability.

-marc

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