tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008568241665831715.post2498923210838757680..comments2024-01-25T07:47:23.112-06:00Comments on Hi / Zeph / 400: New Northstar station for Ramsey should be open by late next yearMike Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257599090818492294noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008568241665831715.post-80901594799905277802013-03-28T10:58:26.115-05:002013-03-28T10:58:26.115-05:00Well, this thing has been in place for several mon...Well, this thing has been in place for several months now. I must have been wrong about the grade-separation project. I'll never understand why railroad stations are so expensive.Mike Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257599090818492294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008568241665831715.post-57283707857289618712011-08-31T15:17:29.663-05:002011-08-31T15:17:29.663-05:00Doesn't make much sense, does it? It's de...Doesn't make much sense, does it? It's definitely one reason why rail costs are or at least appear to be so high in this country. It doesn't account for all of the cost excesses, but amounts to a significant chunk.Mike Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257599090818492294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1008568241665831715.post-7565203775199576602011-08-30T10:42:01.125-05:002011-08-30T10:42:01.125-05:00Is there any reason why grade separations, parking...Is there any reason why grade separations, parking structures, or roadway reconstruction (Central Corridor) should be added in the cost of the transit project? Seems to make people really upset about transit, since they think stations themselves cost $14 million or LRT itself costs $1 billion.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687312607902984438noreply@blogger.com