News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Everything That Has Changed Since Congestion Pricing Started in New York. Parent comment

Re:Everything That Has Changed Since Congestion Pricing Star... by dns_snek on Thursday May 15, 2025 @02:17PM (#43997743)
If one failed public transport project can be used as evidence against the viability of all public transport projects, will you accept my example of one failed privately owned transport project as evidence against the viability of all such projects?

In other words, why are you trying to use one cherry picked example of gross mismanagement to argue that all publicly run projects are doomed?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Everything That Has Changed Since Congestion Pricing Star... by IG_Semmelweiss on Thursday May 15, 2025 @08:12PM (#44000602)
Yes, if you can name 1 example of a failed private transport project that led to

1) the biggest riots in 4 decades. 2) the requested resignation of all cabinet ministers 3) a new (socialist) constitution.

My point was not "you will die every time you play russian roulette" .

Because that's not the point. My point is, Santiago was playing it safe for many decades. Then they switched to russian roulette. Bad idea, and it showed in less than 1 decade (9 years, to be exact)

[ Parent | on HN ]