tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post5848764456613156629..comments2023-06-21T03:21:23.506-07:00Comments on Fix Oahu!: March 2009 Transportation News of Significance to HawaiiPanos Prevedouroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252016102314067888noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495236174238358146.post-55758861578630263432009-03-28T11:01:00.000-07:002009-03-28T11:01:00.000-07:00Why are there not more vocal civil engineers in Ca...Why are there not more vocal civil engineers in California with this perspective? This high-speed rail boondoggle, the latest expression of useless pork-barrel politics, has had crafty political promotion for decades; an example of mindless greed and empire building. In the Bay Area, four months after voters supported the bond measure for the train, many are waking up to ask "What did we vote for? We didn't know it would be so expensive, and so destructive of the urban environments." Well, now stopping it will be a nearly insurmountable challenge. Sorry!!!Martin Engelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945359524195169103noreply@blogger.com