Back in the 1970s and 1980s, Authorities were the place where politicians stuffed their friends, donors and campaign workers and these were good jobs at good wages with pensions. And MA has to pay those pensions now. So the Authorities have one hand tied behind its back. My recollection is that MBTA ridership has been declining with more WFH. I looked at the vacancy rates for Boston office properties and I think that it's around 25%. So there certainly doesn't seem to be a need for high-speed rail. What would make sense is to turn that office space into residential units. Probably unpopular with the owners as office space is typically more valuable.