http://sfist.com/2006/05/25/interview_nathaniel_ford_part_six.php All comments for Interview: Nathaniel Ford, Part Six en-us 2009 SFist_Brock Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:09:24 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss brochtrup@gmail.com brochtrup@gmail.com 60 http://sfist.com/2006/05/25/interview_nathaniel_ford_part_six.php#comment-239334 http://sfist.com/2006/05/25/interview_nathaniel_ford_part_six.php#comment-239334 Comments Tue, 30 May 2006 13:53:28 -0800 <p>The Contra Costa Times (and its partner papers in such states as PA and FL) have an article about Translink's "challenges" (i.e., bureaucratic squabbling): Costs double as Translink system idles. It starts off this way: Nearly four years after a triumphant trial run of a universal transit fare-card known as Translink, costs have almost doubled to $150 million and an expansion of the program to all Bay Area bus, train and ferry providers remains years away. Delayed by turf wars, lawsuits, fare-gate fiascoes and glitches as simple as missing nuts and bolts, Translink won't be available to all Bay Area transit commuters until at least 2009.</p> http://sfist.com/2006/05/25/interview_nathaniel_ford_part_six.php#comment-239307 http://sfist.com/2006/05/25/interview_nathaniel_ford_part_six.php#comment-239307 Comments Fri, 26 May 2006 14:56:41 -0800 <p>Kind of wishy washy answers, esp. about interagency issues. Course, you can't expect him to advocate for merging transit agencies - cause that might mean needing less political appointee hacks needed to run things. The more transit agencies, the more opportunities for hack jobs!</p>