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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry, but until you can get the three local jurisdictions to create a dedicated funding source for public transit, induced demand for public transit is going to fail. [/quote]

Well then you can thank Hogan for that from the MD side. It was passed in April 2018, all 3 jurisdictions: https://ggwash.org/view/67167/in-a-historic-victory-maryland-passes-dedicated-funding-for-metro

Hogan also got the Purple Line on track, and it's actively under construction.

So now that Hogan has done more for public transit compared to any recent MD governor, now it's time to focus on roads too.

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"Hogan got the Purple Line on track" means "Hogan didn't cancel the Purple Line." Which, yay! People thought that he would cancel it, but then he didn't, he just cut a lot of the amenities before allowing the project to proceed.
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At least Hogan didn't do what the Republican governor of New Jersey (Chris Christie) did, and cancel a long-planned re-up of the rail tunnel between NJ and NY.  Christie single handledly damaged every NJ resident's job prospects by making it harder to commute into New York.   All because conservatives don't like transit because they want to destroy government to cut taxes on the rich.  It's foolhardy and short-sighted.

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