On Nov 16, 9:45*am, allanbonnetracy
wrote:
As a rule, I oppose government spending money the taxpayer can ill
afford. *However, in this case I sincerely hope the Crossrail project
is not cancelled. *London needs Crossrail.

I’m one of those gloomy b******s that believes the recession still has
to get a lot worse before it can get any better, particularly in the
public sector which is still in phoney recession mode.

The key thing after the election comes the reality check and whether
rail traffic growth needs to be revised down as a result, particularly
commuting.

If so then it will start to get difficult to justify Crossrail.

In the short term I am very pessimistic. Not only do the UK Labour,
and, US Democratic, parties have no clue about the depth of our
problems, but there is no effective alternative. The respective
Conservative and Republican parties are such in name only.

Only Australia, Israel, Poland, and possibly France (and then, only
because of pres. Sarkozy) offer a glimmer of hope.

However, and back on topic, London's transportation infrastructure is
severely overburdened. If she wants to remain Europe’s financial and
investment center, upgrades are essential.