In yesterday's voting the $9 billion light rail transit plan was soundly defeated by a vote of 78,000 opposed and only 44,000 in favor. That are percentages of 64 to 36. In the last few days I had been predicting an opposition win of 60 to 40 and the win was even larger. I hope that this spells the end of such proposals of this nature for a long time. With the defeat of this most recent proposal, however, we should not do nothing about transit and congestion. I wish the city would turn its attention to a transit reforms that removed barriers to innovation and embrace technological changes and market forces. For a more detailed look at my proposals for a modern transit system, see What to do about Mass Transit and traffic congestion.
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