BandA wrote:How much is the subsidy to roads? Lets say 5 to 10 cents per passenger mile. The subsidy on the MBTA is higher. As for the local roads, you have to take them to get to the train station, so subsidy is required in both cases. And local roads only get repaved every 30-40 years these days...
BostonUrbEx wrote:flyingfox10 wrote:They just expanded to Wauchussett and for what? 2 people per train.
Wow, what else can you tell us about post-November 21? What are the numbers for next week's winning lottery ticket??? Inquiring minds need to know!
"As we get autonomous cars and whatever else might be coming along," Kurk said, "this agency really is redundant, this is the 21st century, we don’t need to return to the 19th."
But Wednesday, in Nashua – a city that has longed for passenger rail to the Boston area – Sununu changed course and supported spending $4 million on a study on the feasibility of more robust rail service in New Hampshire.
The governor’s change in tune on commuter rail appears to come from his push to try to bring Amazon’s new headquarters to the Granite State.
“I continue to have genuine concerns regarding the long-term, financial viability of such an expansive project. However, the recent process of drafting New Hampshire’s groundbreaking Amazon proposal has demonstrated the need to study the potential options,” Sununu said in a statement.
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