Informed but opinionated commentary and analysis on urban transportation topics from the Secret Worldwide Transit Cabal. Names have been omitted to protect the guilty.

Our Mission: Monkeywrench the Anti-Transit Forces

 
Hahvahd: Give it to 'em one more time!

From the Cabalmaster:

Just in case anyone thought we were being unfair to other institutions of higher learning -- or unfair to the denizens of Hahvahd Yahd -- The Secret Worldwide Transit Cabal has provided the following list of references for you to check out. As you’ll see, certain Harvard economists have gone above and beyond the call of duty to spread the SAEPT slogan far and wide.

(Can you imagine anyone daring to shout, “STOP BUILDING RAIL SYSTEMS, DAMMIT!” in downtown Tehran?? Kinda hard to imagine these days!!)

Bangkok:

Kain, John F. "Comprehensive Reassessment of Bangkok's Transport and Urban Development Options." Memorandum No. 1, National Economic and Social Development Board, Government of Thailand, August 3, 1982.

Kain, John F. "Draft Terms of Reference: A Comprehensive Reassessment of Bangkok's Transport and Urban Development Options." Report prepared for the National Economic and Social Development Board, Government of Thailand, September, 1982.

Kain, John F. "Comments on 'STTR Preliminary Findings Report." Report to National Economic and Social Development Board on the Bangkok Short Term Transportation Review, May 1985.

Kain, John F. "Comments on 'STTR Principal Findings Report and Suggested Actions." Report to National Economic and Social Development Board on the Bangkok Short Term Transportation Review, August 1985.

See:
www.nycsubway.org/asia/Bangkok
www.metropla.net/as/bang/bangkok.htm
www.bts.co.th
www.mrta.or.th [NOTE: This site has a nice map, but is in Thai only.]
www.2bangkok.com/2bangkok/MassTransit/MasterMap.shtml
www.2bangkok.com/2bangkok/Skytrain/index.shtml
web.mit.edu/civenv/html/people/alumni_newsletters/summer_01/art2.htm

Jakarta:

Kain, John F., and Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez. "Review of the Jabotabek Railway Project." Report prepared for the Harvard Institute of International Development (HIID) Advisory Team in Indonesia, January 1988.

"Bus Priority and Segregated Busways for Jakarta. " Report prepared for the Harvard Institute of International Development (HIID) Advisory Team in Indonesia, February 9, 1988.

See:
indahnesia.com/language.switch.php?link=/Indonesia/Jawa/Files/Jakarta/Subway_Information.php&lang

Singapore:

Hansen, Kenneth R., Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez, John F. Kain, Don H. Pickrell, and Robert S. Emslie. "Reviewing the Proposed Singapore Mass Rapid Transit System: Preliminary Report." Republic of Singapore, July 1980.

Meyer, John R., John F. Kain, Gerald M. McCue, Don H. Pickrell, Robert S. Emslie, and Kenneth R. Hansen. "Singapore's Transport and Urban Development Options: Summary Report of the MRT Review Team." Republic of Singapore, 1980.

Fauth, Gary R., John F. Kain and Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez. "Critique of the Singapore Comprehensive Transportation Study (CTS) Phase A Final Report." Report prepared for the Republic of Singapore, November 1981.

See:
www.nycsubway.org/asia/Singapore
www.metropla.net/as/sing/singapore.htm”
www.smrtcorp.com
www.slrt.com.sg

Tehran:

Beesley, M.E., Gary R. Fauth and John F. Kain. "Transport Planning for Teheran: An Evaluation of the SOFRETU Study." Report prepared for the National Planning Organization, Teheran, Iran, April 1974.

Fauth, Gary R., and John F. Kain. "Transport Planning for Teheran: Transport and Land Use Alternatives." Report prepared for the National Planning Organization, Teheran, Iran, September 1974.

See:
www.enn.com/news/wire-stories/2001/08/08302001/ap_44805.asp
www.metropla.net/as/teehr/tehran.htm”
www.tehranmetro.com
www.tehranavenue.com/at_metro2.htm

We ever-opinionated TransitCabalists give these guys credit for tenacity, determination and consistency . . . if nothing else.

And just in case there’s any Harvard economists browsing this blog, we suggest that they take a look at:

www.mistral.co.uk/hammerwood/song.htm

Then, they might consider the following paradox: “their” song remains the same, but Led Zeppelin had infinitely greater success with “The Song Remains the Same.” Perhaps there‚s a reason why “Led Zepp” never recorded “STOP BUILDING RAIL SYSTEMS, DAMMIT!”


posted by The Cabalmaster, Master of All Transit-dom 8/19/2002 06:47:00 PM