tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post2277928931064599615..comments2024-03-28T13:22:29.572-05:00Comments on Durango Texas: A Portland Streetcar Sits In Downtown Fort Worth & Other Fort Worth BoondogglesDurangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231271044296466883noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-59433918841508803372010-11-18T22:38:07.110-06:002010-11-18T22:38:07.110-06:00The T's $8,000.00 "contribution" cou...The T's $8,000.00 "contribution" could have been used to put a few needed covered/enclosed bus stops around town where people, esp. the poor and frail (elderly, disabled, and children), spend up to an hour waiting for the bus while exposed to triple digit heat, rain, and frigid weather conditions. I've always assumed that the people I had seen sweating or freezing in the open spaces around bus stops (often right next to the traffic which expose them to fume, noise, splashing water, etc.)had to endure such a harsh reality because the T just didn't have the money to put up a little shade and protection. I was wrong. This is FW after all, where needed funds that were not available for the common citizen appear almost magically when one of the connected people "need" the money.<br /><br />That multi-storied mall with the ice skating rink and futuristic looking/feeling multiple escalators was used in a number of movies in the 70's and 80's. Just can't remember the movie titles right now.FW Bitesnoreply@blogger.com