Investments in Lebanon?

rolf wrote

hussam wrote

NuclearVision wroteoff-topic: beirut might be getting a modern bus system, with moderns buses, ticketing, bus stops, timing, etc.
I read that the plan is put, and they're waiting for the funding which is 70million dollars

Unfortunately someone will pull a few strings to prevent that from happening because it may hurt the current bus drivers.

That's a good thing, as long as the 70 million dollars go back to their rightful owners.
This is a bit off topic, but since everyone is voicing their opinion, I would just like to say that am not happy or excited to see this amount of money being blown on something that will probably quickly become as decrepit as what we have today and loose all interest.
How about they start with printing a map of routes, and organizing what we already have now? Maybe incremental improvements, and put a framework in place for organic growth?

People forget, but Beirut acquired a fleet of buses in the 90ies. Also, is anyone familiar with with the Charles Helou bus station? This is what tends to happen with big, well funded projects from above which are disconnected with the needs and realities on the ground. People fill their pockets, take credit, and then the whole thing gets abandoned and falls in disrepair.