10 years to build a rail station! For comparison, 10 years ago the metro system in Shanghai was barely useful and now it is one of the worlds largest. https://

10 years to build a rail station! For comparison, 10 years ago the metro system in Shanghai was barely useful and now it is one of the worlds largest. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Metro#/media/File:SHM_evolution_mid.gif https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Metro#/media/File:SHM... We don't build like that in America anymore. Partly because it is more expensive (safety standards and such). Partly because population growth hasn't demanded it. But those things not withstanding, 10 years and a billion dollars for a one station extension is unambitious to say the least. And don't even get me started on the cluster-fudge that is BART / muni / AC / whatever.