04-06-2018, 01:16 PM
(04-05-2018, 05:36 PM)Canard Wrote: It’s amazing to me that even though this project has gone essentially flawlessly when compared to virtually every other rapid transit project in the world, we still find a need to place blame and point fingers.
Can we just move on and get excited that we are really, really effing close to opening?
(this is not a slam at you Chutten! I, for one, am tired of the negativity and super excited for opening day.)
You are right. It took forethought and insight to have a plan ready so early. It took political will and public support to get it started. ION is a product of competence and passion and expertise and professionalism from all corners at all levels.
It's like anything that goes on for years. All the little mistakes and foibles and screwups and gaffes that stick in the mind pile up over time and leave you with a sour taste in your mouth. The mistakes are inherent to systems built and staffed by humans, and we should celebrate that anything good comes out of society at all given how many human beings have to get their parts right in series and parallel.