"And a final question - so you wanna shut this down and sell it all off, what about economic development and the promotion of the one commodity we have in this state - land. Where does that go."

I find it fascinating that only recently the pro-rail folks have started mentioning the real reason for this boondoggle.  The poor West Side commuters, "poor" in the sense that they have to deal with the horrendous traffic were used as pawns for the real reason for Rail and its route.  The initial reason came across as "traffic relief"....then it morphed to a "traffic alternative", and now the REAL REASON gets mentioned.  So much money spent and apparently NOT for the benefit of West Side commuters.  Sad that the developers have the "powers that be" on their side.