I just went on to JTA's website and ran into Recovery Act page ( http://www.jtafla.com/Projects/showPage.aspx?Sel=208 (http://www.jtafla.com/Projects/showPage.aspx?Sel=208) ), and I have observed something out of ordinary.
QuoteFare Collection System. To install modern fare collection equipment in bus fleet.
$4,430,000 - Mass Transit
$4,430,000 to overhaul the whole fare collection system?! Where is it?! I don't see them at all. Where is the credit card option? Where is the fare card that is refillable? Where is the smart METRO-like card?
Modernization MY ASS!Quote"The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act also includes built-in metrics to dispel waste, inefficiency and unnecessary spending. Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) is ready to put these stimulus dollars to work in Northeast Florida to improve and grow mass transit services and design and construct bridges and highways. "
More like JTA is READY to put these stimulus dollars to trash and buy them some golden parachute for the executives while the Jacksonvillians are left to rot in the foul smelling of cars' exhaust.
(http://stuffandthingsblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/picard-facepalm.jpg)
-Josh
+1.
And another +1 for the Picard facepalm :D