To borrow a phrase from Nancy Pelosi, you have to build it first before you can find out who operates it.George Costanza said:
I wonder what the maintenance and operation budget would be on the facility and who will pay for that?
Brazos Transit District's $25million Trolley
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Last: 1 yr ago by woodiewood1
Yep, you can see it right here:Rapier108 said:
From 1910 to 1923, there was a trolly which ran from Bryan (now what we call downtown Bryan) and campus.
This doesn't mean we need one again, but its an idea that just won't die. I remember hearing proposals about it since I was a kid.
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth19742/m1/1/?q=brazos%20county
Bryan and College Station Interurban Railroad. Paralleled east of Old/South College
That's not just Pelosi...that, historically, is the federal government.Captn_Ag05 said:To borrow a phrase from Nancy Pelosi, you have to build it first before you can find out who operates it.George Costanza said:
I wonder what the maintenance and operation budget would be on the facility and who will pay for that?
I roughly calculated a few years ago from their annually report that for every unique driver that uses the BTD buses, you could give each rider the cost of 20 average Uber trips a month and still save a load of money.GSS said:
The number of empty (other than the driver) BTD buses is incredible, any time of the day, all over B-CS. But the bureaucracy, and zero need for tax $$ accountability, will keep the boondoggle in operation, including the expansion now mentioned.
You can thank the "Covid relief $$$" for the latest dysfunctional plan....