What reasons exist for not expanding Skyway revenue sources?

[JeffreyS]

The JTA would be the ones who make the call I believe not the council.

[Dashing Dan]

How much would it cost to wrap the vehicles?  If we can afford it for buses, why not the trains? 

As for wrapping buses, does anyone else think it's creepy to see enormous portraits of personal injury attorneys moving across downtown and through our neighborhoods?

[Jdog]

Playing around and noticed that the Detroit People Mover sells naming rights to their stations (I'm not saying it could work here -- that I don't know)...but it's interesting. 

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20110912/FREE/110919984/metropcs-communications-buys-naming-rights-to-people-mover-8217-s-greektown-stop#

[iLenin]

There have been quite a number of Skyway discussions here, and I've learned quite a bit.  But I haven't learned WHY some alternative revenue streams are not pursued by the JTA with the Skyway facilities.  I see that some people consider the JTA to be not very competent, but they can't walk around with their eyes closed, can they?  JTA must have some kind of explanation (even if weak and unconvincing) for, for example:

Little or no advertising in the stations, no vendors ever in the bottom of a station, no kids sitting with some of his / her paintings for a few hours in a station, some wrap advertising, advertising on a roof of a car that can be seen from offices above in the towers...even if it wouldn't be much money, shouldn't everything possible be done?

Revenue sources matter much much less than expansion of it to a different area.
I think that revenue sources are purely, err, decorative.

[thelakelander]

There's always a level of reality that has to play into these discussions.  Most here will agree that expansion of mass transit in general is needed.  However, there's little political will or money available at the moment for expansion.  In the meantime, there are several things that can be done to limit the amount of money it loses, while also becoming more efficient for the population that already uses it.

[urbanlibertarian]

As for wrapping buses, does anyone else think it's creepy to see enormous portraits of personal injury attorneys moving across downtown and through our neighborhoods?

Isn't it redundant to use the words "creepy" and "attorneys" in the same sentence?

[Ocklawaha]

The JTA would be the ones who make the call I believe not the council.

...And that's all of the reasons for not expanding Skyway revenue.

OCKLAWAHA

[Dashing Dan]

As for wrapping buses, does anyone else think it's creepy to see enormous portraits of personal injury attorneys moving across downtown and through our neighborhoods?

Isn't it redundant to use the words "creepy" and "attorneys" in the same sentence?

How about creepy² ?