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Re: Budget Concerns Threaten To Derail Fulton Transit Hub |
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Posted by Kew Gardens Teleport on Wed Jan 30 19:50:23 2008, in response to Re: Budget Concerns Threaten To Derail Fulton Transit Hub, posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Jan 30 17:03:59 2008. I have nothing to go on, but I feel that if this method isn't being employed elsewhere, it may be because it wouldn't work elsewhere. I feel like the type of development, the density of the development, the land value, and the number of people occupying the area during business hours are all projected as such for the west side, with a subway line, as to create the types and amounts of revenue for the city that would be able to pay off the subway line costs, whereas that wouldn't necessarily be true for the other places you mentioned.No doubt you are right in many cases. Nevertheless, I don't believe for one second that the argument that this type of funding is suitable for *only* the West Side is anything other than circular, used to justify pre-existing public policy decisions, giving them a veneer of objectivity. Ultimately, it reads, "because we said so". It may well be that the conclusions are right, but the argument sucks. |
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