>>1012309>cut funding so it attracts a fraction of as many passengers>provided funding for competing transit projects (more roadspace= less transit users)>brakken oil fields potential known in 07 or earlier, north star opened in 09 (should have prompted a decision to include 2 tracks the entire route or make a priority compromise with BNSF like north star having priority in peak direction at peak hours for instance)>immediately mothball the idea of commuter rail expansion with a study banFucking politicians i tell ya. What you're describing sounds so bad that I believe it might have been concocted to mothball the idea of commuter rail indefinitely.
i hope that one day you will know the feel of pic related, i know your metro area has it in it