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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_iv6b3rj wrote

Because they built a new station. Which is because they built a new stadium. Which is because… well soccer is possibly a more corrupt sport than any on earth including horse racing.

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mastershake29x t1_iv71gx8 wrote

The station was horribly obsolete even without Red Bull Arena being built. It needed to re-done regardless.

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objectimpermanence t1_iv80rf8 wrote

The station replacement at Harrison is basically a vanity project.

The main problems with the old station buildings were narrow staircases and no elevators. It shouldn’t cost $250 million and 10 years of construction and service disruptions to fix that.

The irony is that most passengers at Harrison spend only 15-30 seconds in the station building itself. Most of the time, people choose to wait outside on the platform.

Yet even once this boondoggle of a project is finally complete, the canopy won’t extend the entire length of the platform to keep people from getting wet in the rain or snow.

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