主题：【原创】刻薄 1 孙海英和吕丽萍 -- 吴刚看你跳舞
家园 请给出具体的时间地点 不然就这么一句美国如何如何，读起来还不如读者体。
这里是讲的是有理有据。
家园 here The expected construction cost for the initial 20 miles is $1.4 billion, or $70 million per mile.[2] Metro estimates the train will cost the city $184 million to operate over the next five years with fares covering $44 million of the operation costs and tax subsidies covering the remaining costs.[3]
Trains operate on city streets in a "center reservation," similar to the Red Line of the METRO light rail system in Houston, the surface sections of the Green Line in Boston, and some surface sections of the Muni Metro in San Francisco. Some parts of the line, such as the bridge over Tempe Town Lake (near State Route 202), have no contact with other traffic. The vehicles used are rated for a maximum speed of 55 mph, and have complete the 20 mile route in 65 minutes, including station stops.[4] An equivalent section of the Red Line bus route that the rail line replaced was scheduled for 80 minutes, and was subject to traffic delays during rush hour.[5] The system is powered by an overhead catenary that supplies power at 750V (page 5)
[edit] History
Various plans preceded the current implementation of light rail. The Phoenix Street Railway provided streetcar service from 1887 to 1948. Historic vehicles may be seen at the Arizona Street Railway Museum, with Car #116 celebrating her 80th birthday on 25 December 2008, just days before the opening of modern rail service. In 1989, the ValTrans elevated rail proposal,[6] was turned down by voters in a referendum due to cost and feasibility concerns. Other subsequent initiatives during the 1990s failed over similar reasons.
Metro was created by the Transit 2000 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), which involved a 0.5 per cent sales tax and was approved by voters in Phoenix in 2000. Transit 2000 aimed at improving the local bus service (considered unacceptably inadequate compared to other major US cities) and the formation of bus rapid transit and light rail, among other things, which was seen as a more affordable approach. It used the route placing and color designations from the 1989 plan.
In March 2008, cracks in the system's rails were discovered. The cause of the cracks was determined to be improper use of plasma cutting torches by contractors.[7] The affected track was repaired by May at a cost of $600,000 with still no word on which parties will be held financially responsible.[8] The last of the concrete and rail for the system was installed in the end of April, with CEO declaring the system to be on time and on budget.[9]
There are 28 stations on the initial twenty-mile starter segment. The line celebrated its grand opening December 27, 2008, with official ribbon-cutting ceremonies and community celebrations spread throughout Phoenix, Tempe, and Mesa. The event was produced by Arizona's Entertainment Solutions, Inc.[10] and was attended by thousands of local residents who waited as long as an hour or more to ride the vehicles.[11][12] The stations have been designed to complement their immediate surroundings.[13] Station platform areas are approximately 16 feet (4.9 m) wide by 300 feet (91 m) long.
As of early March 2010, with ridership far exceeding first-year projections, income was close to meeting Metro's stated goal of 25% farebox recovery. With sales tax and other revenue decreasing, Metro is contemplating a variety of service changes, including shorter hours and slightly longer headways, to close the budget gap.[1
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家园 恕我英文差，我没有看出来哪里说了人家轻轨建成先试运行一年 我只看到文章里提到了2008年3月发现铁轨有裂纹，修理，然后12月轻轨投入运行。
家园 其实孙海英同志年轻时的生活还是不如意的 现在以石光荣自居也是有原因的。
家园 刻薄5 美少女特工队 危情三日 晚上失眠，到优酷看了几部免费电影。《美少女特工队》的开头配乐很棒，有点惊艳，还以为会是又一部《低俗小说》。看完了却很失望，就算把所有游戏动作戏都跳过，还是乏味。好莱坞的“戏中戏”从来都是drama卖点，《盗梦空间》把它夸张过头，做成俄罗斯套偶一般的噱头，传到《美》这里，形式大于内容大得过分了，成为一部糖水片。《危情三日》总体上看也还好，但本子有新意，越狱片浓墨重彩写内心挣扎，罗素克洛的演技有突破，我第一次喜欢这个演员。还看了一部《极度惊疑》，迈克尔道格拉斯出品，绝非精品，不过比他之前的意淫片，这部的情节有一丁点新意，看到结尾会笑一下。总的来说三部片子都过了70分。今年以来，我看得下去的好莱坞剧情片数量是之前五年的总和，而且多少都带有一点对现有体制的反叛和质疑，这种趋势可以看作对社会大环境的反映吧。
再说一句达芬奇的天价假洋家具。达芬奇肯定是违法干了坏事，欺骗了消费者。但强调这个定性义愤填膺是央视的事儿，和我等小民没甚关系。我倒想知道他们干的这破事儿和妓女靠人造处女膜骗钱有嘛区别？花9万2买个土得掉渣的“意大利”床头柜的顾客，和花5000去嫖“处女”的嫖客，哪个更能让你同情？看这些笨蛋被忽悠而幸灾乐祸是人之常情，笑一笑，十年少。