Quote Originally Posted by MikeyinBrooklyn View Post
I agree entirely that Amtrak improvements will lead to no economic boom, except for the contractors involved. And while faster Amtrak service [[moderately faster, by the way; it will never rival air travel- which it does on the East coast- or be much faster than driving) will benefit the few Michiganders that use it in a given year, that does not really warrant spending the money. I realize that they are spending the money anyway, but putting that money into SE Michigan transit projects would benefit many, many more people. Foolish decision. Not unlike building a very expensive train depot in Troy, that- assuming it ever opens- will slightly improve the train-going experience of up to dozens of people a day. Some people are just so happy to make bad decisions with other people's money!
Glad you agree. M-1 won't provide any boom either, slugger.