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Originally Posted by Doady
If getting funding for improving bus service requires a "herculean effort" then forget about building rail, simple as that. It's not lazy, it's just common sense. Smaller step is easier than bigger step.
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You have obviously never worked in politics. Transit campaigns are vicious. The "winners" (the opposition campaign) run the losers out of town. So the stakes are huge, and you don't risk permanent damage to your professional life for a tiny improvement to bus service.