“FIFA essentially forced American cities, even car-centric ones, to run month-long experiments in public transit” https://www.dezeen.com/2026/06/30/world-cup-transit-opinion-deb-chachra/ by @debcha
@overholt Thanks, John! (I think that FIFA is a morally bankrupt organization but I grudgingly admit that getting esp. car-centric US cities to do this for a month is pretty cool.)
@debcha Yeah, I am extremely skeptical of the benefits of these huge sporting events to host cities and continue to be grateful that Boston fought off the even greater boondoggle of the 2028 Olympics, but I'll take any public transportation win I can get.
@overholt It didn’t make it into the piece but Robert Kraft (net worth: $11.8B) pitched in some pocket change — $5M of the $35M cost to improve Foxborough Station. Since he owns Gillette and the Pats and the Revs he is probably the single person who will benefit most.
