Why is it that the city does not realize that this $8.2 billion they seek funding for is just an illusion, an imaginary amount, a mirage?
The mere fact that the rail cost estimate trend has been going up from less than $3 billion to $8.2 billion should alert them all that $8.2 billion is just an imaginary amount. Not real at all.
The city is embarking on a meaningless endeavor looking for sources for rail funding.
Meaningless because of the possibility that whatever funding sources they come up with today would fall billions short in 2027 when the actual rail cost could be as much or more than $20 billion.