There are few more illustrative examples of government dysfunction and waste than the DC Streetcar.
At a hearing last week, the Washington, D.C., City Council reportedly discussed replacing its fleet of streetcars, just two years after the DC Streetcar went into service, even though the Federal Transit Administration generally sets a streetcar’s lifespan at around three decades.
Acquiring the new streetcars will cost the city at least $25 million.
This would be just the latest unexpected problem for a public transport system plagued by delays, cost overruns, and failure. It has become a monument to government waste.
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6 comments:
They could have done better with horse drawn cars.
Should plant trees with hanging vines....
What else would you expect from a city council that plans to erect a statue of Marion Barry? The city is run by liberal idiots.
Democrat minority governed city -what else do you expect
Okay, Tarzan.
The obama administration has taught them well . Marion Barry was the druggie political figure that screwed up the Nations capital. They will never learn with a population of uneducated African Americans. Maybe I should have said
"racist African Americans" .
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