[sustran] becaks and bajaj-re: Dr. Cervero's comments

[Obwon]

John Brooks wrote:
> 
> In article <v01530504b05090ee9317 at barter>, Institute for Transportation
> and Development Policy <mobility at igc.apc.org> writes
> ....

[...]

> Please, someone tell me, what is the purpose of transportation
> infrastructure plans which simply cannot be implemented and / or will
> never actually be required?
[...]

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  Unfortunately... As described/defined by your article in toto.  This
particular question, of your design, rather dramatically points a
damning finger to a special and very important component within the
transportation study process.  As a lay person myself, I too feel this
question deserves a better answer than the one that we lay people
everywhere often believe to be true each time we pick up a newpaper to
learn that some study, often costing millions of dollars, has been found
inadequate, impractical, or otherwise shelved.

  And so then our stereotypical answer;

   "It appears that such appurtenances, constructed as they are to skirt
direct confrontation with the 'auto industrial complex', are merely
artifacts by which contractual obligations, borne of political 'pork
barrel schemes', can thereby be 'technically' met. This, without
triggering non-performance clauses which could cause the 'useless'
return of public monies to various Republic's General Funds, where from
which - the dangers exist that - their potential impacts might be
'dissipated' on actual or more practical projects."

   There is no way for me to determine wheather or not the above answer
is in fact true.  I have done no studies or research on the matter, nor
have I a memory of any such funds ever being returned, no less
dissipated on more practical projects.

  I Remain warmly yours
  Obwon