I’m curious, do you also denounce the High Speed Rail project in Israel as a ‘boondoggle’?
Yeah, if you mean the train from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, it is a tremendously expensive way to replace a few cars. I am not aware of its financial condition, but I highly doubt with the small traffic on it that its making a profit.
If you mean the train in Jerusalem that is a local commuter train, it was not completed before I left. I know it horribly screwed up the traffic flow by removing many streets for cars. So once it get going its really a toss up if in the long run it helps people flow.
Think of it this way, you can load your groceries in the trunk of the car and drive them home, or you can carry them in your arms on the train. I guess its ok as long as you dont buy much groceries at a time and make lots more trips.
But then, does it save time making more trips?