A Streetcar Called Useless
Transit, like most other things in New Orleans, is still severely damaged and not expected to get back to full strength any time soon, NYT reports:
Rosalind Blanco Cook, a spokeswoman for the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, said it was hoping that federal aid would pay the $1 million bill to repair each of the Canal and Riverfront streetcars. The St. Charles Avenue line should cost far less, but with so many people still lacking power, fixing the wires is not a priority.
For now, buses are running along the streetcar lines, though those are not in great supply either. More than half of the system's buses were damaged in the hurricane and its aftermath. A few were recovered as far away as Houston. With much of the city's population still gone and some areas uninhabitable, buses are operating on only a third of routes, with free fares.
Don't expect the feds to make sure the buses and streetcars get fixed or replaced unless Halliburton buys a repair shop.
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rj3 | 10:27 AM |
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i laugh every time i read this headline, chris :)
The smarty-pants "Halliburton" comment aside, why would anyone spend money on New Orleans mass-transit when all of its users now reside in Baton Rouge and Houston?
With that attitude, why rebuild anything?
