Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, Feb 07, 2003 at 11:24:41PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > > How much are the city/state/feds subsidizing TriMet? > > Right now, about half. Normally, nearly nothing or less. TriMet only > goes net-loss and extra subsidy when it's building new rail lines, but > usually makes headway for a year after that to then break roughly > even. Yellow Line is expected to open in May, IIRC. >
To add to that, how much of the US Interstate Highway system is currently subsidized by city/state/fed governments? To answer my own question, I believe the figure is pretty close to 100% (correct me if I'm wrong). What's more, I believe less than half of the funding comes from fuel taxes. Does this make the Interstate Highway system a failure that should be done away with? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
