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Rather than waste time geting bogged down arguing about the small stuff like traffic lights and comparisons to other cities' light rail operations, how about focusing on the bigger picture here? The 800-pound gorilla in the room few people seem to be aknowledging is that this deal is a multi-billion dollar piece of corporate welfare for a Fortune 500 company with record profits(already) at a time when the State of Florida(and it's legislature) is trying to cut costs in this era of economic meltdown. How can anyone, no matter which side of the issue you're on, argue this is the best, or even a prudent, use of taxpayer $$$$ It was a bad deal when Jeb Bush and his cronies crafted it in secret. It's still a bad deal now. What's changed? The Plan as laid out by DOT won't tackle Orlando's traffic congestion problem; doesn't go to the major attractions in the area; and keeps the taxpayers on the hook for repairs, improvements and worst of all, the inevitable accidents sure to follow. Other than that, "How was the play, Mrs Lincoln?" The obvious confilicts of interest among the key politicians behind this boondoggle only compound the problem. Scrap this deal, go back to the drawing board and come up with a plan that's doesn't leave the taxpayer on the hook for a corporation's bad behavior.