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ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
(04-24-2023, 08:22 AM)plam Wrote: Hey, do we remember "Value Engineering" in Phase 1? Like how it was perhaps corner cutting that made the system cheaper (in a bad way) than it should be? Anyway, clearly the plan for Phase 2 hasn't been value engineered. Though it only feels like it can save like 20% and not 80% anyway.

I think it’s much deeper than cutting corners. Cutting corners acknowledges the original cost as genuine and a lot of people look at NA transit costs and see the cost estimates as intentionally inflated.

It would take some real leadership to dig down and find out which consultants and regulatory frameworks were useless and only capturing tax money.

The next question: if we can’t afford perfect, or even just good enough, then are we really a first world country?
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RE: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit - by bravado - 04-24-2023, 09:45 AM

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