8. There are significant timing consequences.  While we need to take the time to properly develop the transit design, and we need to take even more time to perfect the design based on community needs and desires, it has the unintended result of delaying the project while costs escalate significantly.

At 10% inflation, a $10 billion project increases $1.0 billion per year inflation in heavy construction is running much higher than 10%.

The federal process to apply for transit funding is complex and time consuming. (8 of 33)