Well I go on vacation for a while and FasTracks is in the news big time while I am gone.  Hate to keep beating a dead horse - or at least one I wish was dead - but I believe people really need to be educated about this boondoggle.  This project is such a joke and it is getting worse.  Here is a recap with links to some of the recent news stories:

Inflation forcing RTD's West line to go bare bones - More scaling back of the project due to mismanagement and poor planning. 

FasTracks budget off rails; RTD admits it can't deliver the plan it promised voters - They are just now figuring this out? 

Mayors stand ground against FasTracks cuts - Talks about metro area mayors telling RTD to live up to what they promised.  They didn't talk to Thornton's mayor Erik Hansen but they should have.  Mayor Hansen has been at the forefront of holding RTD's feet to the fire on this and I hope he and the rest of Thornton city council continue to do so. 

FastTracks backtrack; It's time to face the hard choices - Editorial from the Rocky Mountain News. 

Voters could be asked to kill FasTracks; Opponent Caldara considers petition to repeal project - PLEASE let this come to pass!  I have been saying all along that Jon Caldara and the Independence Institute should spearhead a recall of FasTracks.  We can only hope they take up the challenge.