In Retrospect . . .

$530 million for a full platform doesn’t seem like such a hot idea. Think about it — the auto companies are looking for $14 billion. And you just spent a half a billion on four cars’ worth of platform. Would Lower Manhattan have been any less “rebuilt” without it?

Not that a full platform isn’t cool — It’s great! I’m excited! — but the cost almost makes one seat to JFK seem sensible.