In addition to the vacant funded positions, they also have vacant funded office space in one of the most expensive office buildings to rent space from and which is only 50% utilized.  This has been going on for years.  It's stuff like this that makes people disgusted by the entire project and it's an area that should be highly scrutinized (along with some of the vacant positions and other expenses).  Also, why are HART's employees considered City Employees in the first place (and thus given the same retirement benefits)?  These are temporary jobs and as such, should not qualify for City retirement benefits.  Finally, why do they need so much Marketing and Advertising when the train isn't even scheduled to run for a few more years at the earliest?  Another area that HART could cut expenses, but refuses to do so.  SMH