On Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 11:38:51 AM UTC-4, Peter T. Daniels wrote:   
      
   >  Is that a good use of resources?   
      
   I remain at a loss why the subway itself, only a two track line, costs so much   
   money and is taking so long.  I don't know comparable costs to building the   
   IND, adjusted for inflation, but I can't help but suspect that Second Ave is   
   costing many times as    
   much.  Admittedly, it probably has better fire safety, handicapped access, and   
   brighter lighting than the IND originally had, but that still can't account   
   for the differnetial.  But, as said, I don't know the gory details.   
      
   In a history of the St. Louis Car Company, the managers said that dealing with   
   the NYCTA in the 1950s.  If there was a question about the specs, they'd phone   
   the 'TA and get an answer.  But in the 1960s, it was much harder, every   
   decision had to be    
   approved by a committee, and things got dragged out.   
      
   Would an authoritarian manager do better?  Well, Moses couldn't stand delays   
   in his construction projects, and he was always pushing very hard for fast   
   work.  However, he wasn't particularly cost conscious, and if expensive   
   overtime was needed to Moses'    
   schedules, they used expensive overtime.  So, I'm not sure a Moses-type would   
   save any money, even if he did get it done faster.   
      
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