[lbo-talk] NY blocks mayor's congestion plan

[Michael Smith]

On Tuesday 08 April 2008 12:14:55 Jordan Hayes wrote:
> The usual way this happens is that, 
> instead of buying a system, a district 'partners' with a contractor in 
> exchange for a slice -- often a BIG slice -- of the pie.  The district 
> is stuck with the operating expenses just like it has with the 
> non-automated version, but it also pays a lease fee. 

Sounds like the problem here is the graft, not the technology. 

Does anybody have info on the EZPass system used here 
in New York? I could believe the license-plate approach 
might be problematic on a purely technical level.