Re:How America Bankrupted its Cities [video]
by kevin_thibedeau on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @11:49AM
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In New Jersey there is an abandoned commuter line that already has stations and the tracks are still in place. The residents shutdown efforts to revitalize it because it would raise property taxes.
The Red Line was going to extend out to Arlington and then 128... but Arlington blocked it. You'll see several rationales listed, but the big one was racism: Arlington (now a liberal bastion like Cambridge) was afraid that "those people" would come to their town.
What Massachusetts needs is a coherent state-wide plan that handles transit on a public-first rather than car-first strategy. What we've got is a set of non-cooperating agencies all trying to deal with local problems.