The plan will cost "$5.6 million to buy the fleet" and "the operations — gasoline, maintenance, drivers — are expected to cost Miami $3.3 million a year."
These projections come from the same folks that told us the red light cameras would bring in $8 million in revenues.
Tomasito tells Chuck: “It’s an attraction we can sell.”
"Come to Miami," says Mayor Regalado. "Check out our buses!"
If anyone in this fucking town cared, the environmentalists would be in an uproar over 28 diesel guzzling, carbon emitting "buses" clogging up our streets.
Miami Neighborhoods United only cared when it was big bad "Money Diaz."
Problem is, we remember when former mayor Diaz tried to plan a REAL fixed rail environmentally friendly electric streetcar system and was shot down by who?
You guessed it, Dr. No Regalado.
Back then, Commissioner Regalado told the Herald:
''I think the Streetcar is like Fidel Castro's health,'' said Commissioner Tomás Regalado. ``Everyone knows it's going to die, but we don't know exactly when.''
Studies have shown over and over that people who are not willing to ride buses will ride streetcars, as the City of Orlando found out when they tried the bus approach Regalado supports.
But at that time, in his opposition to the streetcar, Regalado said it only appealed to snobs:
"Maybe we can serve caffe latte on board," he sarcastically told the Herald.
Hey Tomass,
Maybe you can get Maritza Gutierrez to sell the ads on the buses!
You crapped all over the streetcar because it wasn't your idea. Now you want gas guzzling buses.
STELLA!!!
What a hypocrite asshole...
All Aboard! Nice headline from Rabinlado who forgets to ask TomAss why a BUS is better than a real streetcar.
ReplyDeleteThe buses cost 5% to 10% of the cost of Manny Diaz's proposed fixed trains. And buses can get new routes as demand dictates. Manny Diaz wanted to steer the construction contracts for his stupid fixed rail trains to supporters.
ReplyDeleteRegalado is just a dummy.
Can anyone tell me why it is the city of Miami's responsibility to provide bus service in the city. Isn't that the responsibity of the county?
ReplyDeleteWho in the City administration is in charge of this questionable endeavor ??
ReplyDeleteDoesn't the City get an extra $30,000,000.00 from Mark Siffen? $10,000,000.00 of which goes to the firemen's union .. but ONLY if they support Mr. Ethics, Commissioner Sarnoff?
ReplyDeleteThe money is not coming from the City but from the state, and this was hatched when Manny was Mayor. Did you not go to any of the meetings?
ReplyDeleteThe money from the state that Manny Diaz got was for a real streetcar.
ReplyDeleteStreetcars have been successfully deployed in cities like Portland and Seattle for example whereas buses have failed to gain ridership in cities like Orlando.Furthermore, streetcars are environmentally friendly while buses emit noxious gases. And with oil at over 100 dollars a barrel, I hope Regalado figured in the cost of gas for the buses.
ReplyDeleteManny Diaz wanted to spend over $300 mil on fixed rail streetcars. Get this, Diaz choose bad routes. It was a boondoggle to give construction work to his supporters. As Diaz left it was discovered his administration burned through over $110 Mil in reserves. Now City is effectively bankrupt.
ReplyDeleteRegalado and Joe Sanchez are both too stupid to fix the problems. Regalado ended up Mayor.
Sarnoff helped!
ReplyDeleteHey Armando / Steve:
ReplyDeleteStop your fucking lies.
The price for the streetcar was $200 million and was going to come from Federal money and other sources. The streetcar would have worked, buses will not.
You're just still pissed that Manny would not give you a cut of the action, you greedy pigs.
And if the buses/trollies fail then it will be the city of Miami employees' fault. Just like every other failure of the city government, it's the employees' fault.
ReplyDeleteManny Diaz's fixed rail streetcar scheme was sold as being $200 Million but everyone knew it would really cost $300 Mil. Remember MIA? PAC? Graft to the usual suspects?
ReplyDeleteBesides who was going to cover the operating losses? Right Miami's taxpayers. The projected per trip cost was over $30.
With Miami now broke, who was going to pay?
Typical Regalado bullshit, attack Manny Diaz without coming up with answers of your own.
ReplyDeleteGuess what asshole: MANNY DIAZ IS NO LONGER THE MAYOR! And the streetcar project is dead, thanks to shit for brains Tom Ass.
Go ask him how much the gas is going to cost on his little buses. Or will he use his city issued gas card to pay for it?
The $300 mil fixed rail streetcar was dead long before Manny Diaz left the City. Diaz burned through the City's reserves. But he made sure he got himself a $110,000 per year pension paid 100% by the taxpayers.
ReplyDeleteAnyone want to know why Miami is broke? Look at Manny Diaz's pension.
And what about Regalado's pension, asshole.
ReplyDeleteIt is so transparent how Gutierrez' minions continue to dump shit on Diaz to distract people from Ragalados bullshit. It's not working Armando, you're little jueguito is over.
ReplyDeleteBut look at all the advertizing!
ReplyDeleteI have many creative ideas on what advertising I can sell on the buses
ReplyDelete10;22. Very very creative. Maritza Gutierrez, Armando's wife might need your services.
ReplyDeleteManny Diaz's fixed rail streetcar was projected to cost $35 PER RIDE. Maybe more, since few people lived on the routes. It was a failure from the start, but Manny's friends sucked up $20 Mil in consulting fees and soft costs.
ReplyDeleteArmando and Steve are just upset they didn't get any of the $20 million, they are making up for it now though
ReplyDeleteRegalado's Campaign Manager Armando and Sarnoff's Campaign Pimp Steve Marin now take "a piece" of every contract.
ReplyDeleteBoth taking money from Mark Siffin and his lobbyists?
$10 MILLION bribe offered to fire union?
MANNY DIAZ
ReplyDeleteMANNY DIAZ
MANNY DIAZ
Tomas Regalado is acting like a dottering fool. He jumps into bed with every scammer and drug dealer who darkens his door. Has the man no pride?
ReplyDeleteRegalado has no pride .. but he does have Sarnoff!
ReplyDeleteMANNY DIAZ?
ReplyDeleteThe 'trolleys' are the result of ARRA funds and have been three years in the making. They'll be a big flop and not make a dent in our transportation problems. The streetcar would have been an important step forward for mass transit in the city - too bad shortsighted and ignorant people run our town.
ReplyDeleteIt shouldnt be any surprise to those who know - the Gutierrez duo is anti-transit. Maritza holds court on the MDX board AND the MPO. Watch her comments regarding the SFECC project from the November 2010 meeting - she couldnt give a shit about transit and will do anything she can to kill any type of alternative transportation (except for buses on MDX ROW of course).
who the fuck are these people and why are they fucking up our city? As long as they can get from Palmetto Bay to Downtown in ten minutes in their mercedes they are happy...
The trolley/bus service will cost $40 per rider, maybe more. If the City charges 0, $1 or $2 it will still cost the taxpayers $35 to $50 per ride, depending on annual ridership.
ReplyDelete$50 per ride.
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