The Most Expensive American Transit Projects of the 2000s

12 March 2010 - 6:00am

This post on The Infrastructurist looks at the most expensive public transit projects of the last ten years in the United States.

"We’ve barely begun the new decade, and already billions are being handed out for major transit projects around the country. But before we leap off the cliff into new territory (read: HSR) it’s not a bad idea to take a look back at what our time, efforts, and money have yielded in the last ten years — and how much we’ve gotten for each buck."

From projects running behind schedule to going over budget, many problems have plagued American public transit projects. This top ten lists shows some of the mistakes transit agencies should try to avoid in the future.

Source: The Infrastructurist, March 8, 2010
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