I remember riding the subway in San Francisco in the mid 1970s. BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) had just built lots of track and stations. Their system was so automated, they claimed to not even need drivers. Since I was traveling from city to city as a rock and roll roadie, I had opportunity to ride most of the subways in the country. BART was the best.

So when my buddy Jim Gravesand, an engineer I worked with in the early days of civilization, went to work for BART in the 1990s, it was fun to keep track of what BART was doing. Jim just sent me this video of their latest station, built without Federal money. The public/private partnership executed a difficult project, building over an operating subway line and between a divided highway.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35BiPbmmERw&feature=email

The video shows some great construction footage as well as a cameo appearance by my old buddy Gravey. He comments on the importance of getting this project done without federal funding. As the USA moves into the new reality, projects like this should be studied and understood.

As I often opine, think deeply about the future and how it’s likely to look. You will be much better positioned to prosper if you have a sense of where to stand.