The Explosion in Costs & Timelines for American Transit Projects (www.youtube.com)

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[-] hono4kami@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Just found a really good video covering the example of what’s stopping USA to build transit projects (specifically in LA). He invited an expert suited for this topic and the points are coherent.

US has been building highways too much, they forgot how to build proper transit
Environmental issues being weaponized against building transits (while highways keeps getting built)
Similarly “citizen voice” has also been weaponized, for example Ticket Master CEO try to stop subway project so that it doesn’t tunnel below his Bel Air neighborhood even though the tunnel dug very deep below surface that it won’t affect on top

Highly recommend watching this video.

this post was submitted on 12 Dec 2024

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