tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235553090128691097.post332590275241215528..comments2014-04-22T18:54:32.940-07:00Comments on Underperforming Asphalt: Public/Private Partnerships for TransitSuburban Avengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03756275338393211512noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235553090128691097.post-11952703129565358852010-11-10T23:33:15.004-08:002010-11-10T23:33:15.004-08:00Ha, you are certainly right about the feel-good ap...Ha, you are certainly right about the feel-good appeal to that certain type of person. Would be a good approach say, if talking to a business district that contains dilapidated transit. Like: leveraging (another good word) existing public private synergies (natch) to generate additional private investment ...Suburban Avengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756275338393211512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235553090128691097.post-91933217011597817892010-11-10T07:26:52.416-08:002010-11-10T07:26:52.416-08:00Lately I've been thinking that it might be a g...Lately I've been thinking that it might be a good idea to frame even the routine operations of transit agencies as a public-private partnership, since the term has so much feel-good appeal to a certain kind of person.<br /><br />After all, it's paid for by a mix of (public) tax revenue and (private) fares and advertising. Sounds like a PPP to me :)Chewiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603530339215847111noreply@blogger.com