Tag: light-rail

Montreal’s Light Rail Megaproject Boondoggle a High-Risk Gamble for Public Pension System

Commentary With all the terrible things happening in the world right now, it might seem beside the point to discuss urban light rail. But public policy, like golf, is never so bad it can’t get worse. And a tiny throwaway line in a story out of Montreal, a cloud no bigger than a man’s hand,…


Los Angeles Metro Holds Public Hearing on New County Light Rail

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is planning a new light rail line that would allow Angelenos to travel across the county. The West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor would be a 19-mile light rail transit line stretching from downtown Los Angeles to the southeast part of the county, including areas like Downey,…