Comments on: Washington Avenue or bust? Central Corridor LRT route through U of M in dispute http://minnesotaindependent.com/4023/washington-avenue-or-bust-central-corridor-lrt-route-through-u-of-m-in-dispute News. Politics. Media. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:48:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: wabbit http://minnesotaindependent.com/4023/washington-avenue-or-bust-central-corridor-lrt-route-through-u-of-m-in-dispute/comment-page-1#comment-9796 wabbit Tue, 27 May 2008 14:04:56 +0000 http://www.minnesotaindependent.com.php5-9.websitetestlink.com/?p=4023#comment-9796 <strong>Fifteen Percent</strong> In the dueling PowerPoint presentations that made up the last CC Mgmt Cmt meeting, we had an assertion by the University that on both alignments about 15% of the engineering has been done.<p><br>Fifiteen percent?</p><p><br>In other words, this is 15% fact and 85% guesswork after spending $25 million and spending about 20 years without changing the alignment or technology one bit (despite thousands of hours worth of "input").</p><p><br>No wonder they missed the 1300 feet and $17 million.  What else might they have missed?  Say, has anyone see a study that shows, categorically, that the Washington Ave Bridge can indeed be made to carry LRT without spending a ton?</p><p><br>Thought not.  It's in the 85 percent.</p> Fifteen Percent In the dueling PowerPoint presentations that made up the last CC Mgmt Cmt meeting, we had an assertion by the University that on both alignments about 15% of the engineering has been done.

Fifiteen percent?

In other words, this is 15% fact and 85% guesswork after spending $25 million and spending about 20 years without changing the alignment or technology one bit (despite thousands of hours worth of “input”).

No wonder they missed the 1300 feet and $17 million.  What else might they have missed?  Say, has anyone see a study that shows, categorically, that the Washington Ave Bridge can indeed be made to carry LRT without spending a ton?

Thought not.  It's in the 85 percent.

]]> By: wabbit http://minnesotaindependent.com/4023/washington-avenue-or-bust-central-corridor-lrt-route-through-u-of-m-in-dispute/comment-page-1#comment-4587 wabbit Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.minnesotaindependent.com.php5-9.websitetestlink.com/?p=4023#comment-4587 <strong>Fifteen Percent</strong> In the dueling PowerPoint presentations that made up the last CC Mgmt Cmt meeting, we had an assertion by the University that on both alignments about 15% of the engineering has been done.<p> Fifiteen percent?<p> In other words, this is 15% fact and 85% guesswork after spending $25 million and spending about 20 years without changing the alignment or technology one bit (despite thousands of hours worth of "input").<p> No wonder they missed the 1300 feet and $17 million.  What else might they have missed?  Say, has anyone see a study that shows, categorically, that the Washington Ave Bridge can indeed be made to carry LRT without spending a ton?<p> Thought not.  It's in the 85 percent. Fifteen Percent In the dueling PowerPoint presentations that made up the last CC Mgmt Cmt meeting, we had an assertion by the University that on both alignments about 15% of the engineering has been done.

Fifiteen percent?

In other words, this is 15% fact and 85% guesswork after spending $25 million and spending about 20 years without changing the alignment or technology one bit (despite thousands of hours worth of “input”).

No wonder they missed the 1300 feet and $17 million.  What else might they have missed?  Say, has anyone see a study that shows, categorically, that the Washington Ave Bridge can indeed be made to carry LRT without spending a ton?

Thought not.  It’s in the 85 percent.

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