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With cities I don't think it's 'ROI' so much utility and pressing budgetary needs. There is always a war over budget. There are 10 projects that 'they'd like t
by sonnyblarney 8y ago
With cities I don't think it's 'ROI' so much utility and pressing budgetary needs.
There is always a war over budget. There are 10 projects that 'they'd like to do but can't'.
Every city wants more buses, has potholes, has sewage problems, needs infrastructure.
'Pretty manholes' might not make it to the top unless someone really, really cares. Or it's part of a secondary budget.
- Joakal 8y agoIn NSW, Australia, there's many millions for stadium repair. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/mar/29/gladys-berejiklian-backs-down-on-anz-stadium-knockdown https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/mar/29/glady... For child abuse for poor people? Budget cuts. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-19/nsw-legal-aid-refuses-to-fund-sex-abuse-claims/4698484 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-19/nsw-legal-aid-refuses...
- sonnyblarney 8y agoWell see that's the thing. Any city councillor who says 'pretty manholes' will be superseded by someone who says 'children and the poor'.