Joe Markley: No More Public Spending on XL Center

[zls44]

In going to UCONN BB games, I've yet to count more than 5 people on any bus at rush hour.

I've taken it to 10 events at the XL this year and the buses are getting more full each time.

 

[Padutch5]

I've taken it to 10 events at the XL this year and the buses are getting more full each time.

I guess this must have been a bad week. Maybe everyone is still on vacation. There was both a women's and a men's game. No more than 5 on any bus lined up on Pearl. By the way, what is the cost to everyone of the losses from the bus way?
Sorry guy, there is a reason Malloy is hiding the operating losses of this boondoggle.

 

[BlueDogs]

Could have bought a hell of facility for 1/6th the cost of the busway to nowhere. Had to be one of the worst investments ever made.

 

[zls44]

Look, I was one who wanted rail investment rather than the bus way, but a majority of it was federal funding. So if you're ticked off, imagine how upset some guy in Topeka is.

I think the actual CT per resident cost was around $40. In the long run, you'll live and the republic still stands.

 

[The Funster]

Look, I was one who wanted rail investment rather than the bus way, but a majority of it was federal funding. So if you're ticked off, imagine how upset some guy in Topeka is.

I think the actual CT per resident cost was around $40. In the long run, you'll live and the republic still stands.

No, Supreme Leader Snoke had the Republic blown to bits. Duh.

 

[ThetaZoo]

I guess this must have been a bad week. Maybe everyone is still on vacation. There was both a women's and a men's game. No more than 5 on any bus lined up on Pearl. By the way, what is the cost to everyone of the losses from the bus way?
Sorry guy, there is a reason Malloy is hiding the operating losses of this boondoggle.

I don't remember seeing mention of any financial feasibility study for the current system but if there was such a study the revenue projections probably supported most cost scenarios. They're now spending $500k on a feasibility study for expansion east of the river. I bet the revenue projections support this project too.

 

[WhiteDressWes]

Look, I was one who wanted rail investment rather than the bus way, but a majority of it was federal funding. So if you're ticked off, imagine how upset some guy in Topeka is.

I think the actual CT per resident cost was around $40. In the long run, you'll live and the republic still stands.

When they made the consumption of small amounts of beer grounds for a DUI/DWI, I got rid of my car. I now use the Busway for most of my shopping.

The Busway parking lots are usually full. To alleviate rush hour traffic, they need to be larger.

from http://www.connecticutmag.com/Connecticut-Magazine/September-2012/Doggling-the-Boon/:
[QUOAs for the New Britain-Hartford busway, four governors—Weicker, Rowland, Rell and Malloy—have to share in the credit for that. The idea first came to light in 1994, when Weicker was in office. It was subject to a major study in 1999 and received its first federal approval in 2000, both under Rowland’s watch. Final design approval came in 2006, when Rell was overseeing things. And now construction has begun under Malloy. Maybe they can all take the first bus ride together.

From https://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/rpt/2012-R-0367.htm:
When construction on the project began in 2012, construction costs were listed as $342.4 million. The total project cost at the time was estimated at $567 million, 80% of which is to be funded by the federal government. DOT estimates that it will initially cost about $10 million a year to operate the busway.