A fair and independent analysis is needed before we begin the multi-billion dollar project.
The multi-billion dollar project to extend BART six miles into the heart of San Jose is about to begin. One question must be answered: Should it?
They should also have the judgment to see the facts and do their job of looking at the financial reality of both construction and operation. There can be no magical thinking, no manna from heaven hopes, and they must be ready to commit something beyond “thoughts and prayers” to those who will be collateral damage in a rush to attend this ground breaking.
As in most serious situations, people look to the mayor, and we have in Mayor Matt Mahan, winner in a historic election, his commitment to a “Revolution of Common Sense.” This is certainly a time for just that. Our city must adopt a municipal Hippocratic Oath to first do no harm. Finally, just who is really in charge of this risky race into the unknown, this bullet-train-magnitude decision? If the BART downtown tunnel effort fails, it will not be abandoned in theI have seen past VTA projects such as the Transit Mall on First and Second Street in the 1990s, and I know how the past can be prelude. There will be few to hold accountable for errors or a disaster if that time comes.
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