bklyn

so that's a no?

yeah, pretty much. kinda like when a corporation turns a small profit after years of incurring losses. I wouldn't be in a hurry to buy stock...

Yes this is correct. you can go for three hrs in any direction as long as it isn't back home on the same numbered bus.

How is METRO profitable? If that was the case there would be no need for sales tax revenue. Like i said earlier today, The average one way trip costs 7, with the rider paying 1 and METRO and other fund sources chipping in 6. This is about 2 yr old data. I don't believe ANY transit agency is making money

According to the annual reports on the Metro web site, Metro turned a small profit in FY2005 but lost money in the long term from the end of FY2002. Fare revenues make up something like $50M and the rest of the $400M+ in operating costs is made up through sales tax, grants, and other "non-operating" revenue.

1stword-

I can understand your concern and do sympathize, but I think you are quite wrong with regard to Metro's financials. Similar issues always arose when we had a fare increase in NYC. The people who can least afford the increases are affected the most. This doesn't change the fact that there is a substantial cost to running public transit.

I have to wonder if the Grimaldi's is the same chain as the one they have all the way up in Brooklyn.

ooh, don't toy with me... just moved back here from Brooklyn Heights earlier this year. our apartment was a ten minute walk from Grimaldi's. no mention of this location on their web site if it is indeed affiliated with the one in NY.

http://www.grimaldis.com/

having gone through a similar house hunt (sans kiddies), I don't think you will find much (if anything) in Riverstone at that price point. when I was looking, houses over there were running easily over 300k. Sienna is more affordable (sub-250k shouldn't be very difficult at all) but a bit farther out than I would prefer.