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Building transit infrastructure is expensive and time consuming in metropolitan areas. Case in point: a five mile extension on an existing Bay Area Rapid Trans
by stevewilhelm 11y ago
Building transit infrastructure is expensive and time consuming in metropolitan areas.
Case in point: a five mile extension on an existing Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) line and one new station cost $890 million and took seven years to build. [1]
The resulting extension is expected to increase in ridership by 5000 to 7000 daily trips in the next decade. [2]
[1] http://www.bart.gov/about/projects/wsx http://www.bart.gov/about/projects/wsx
[2] http://www.bart.gov/about/projects/wsx/chronology http://www.bart.gov/about/projects/wsx/chronology
- greggman 11y agoI have a strong feeling much of that is corruption and/or over charging. I have no proof but AFAICT Singapore and Tokyo have no trouble building new lines quickly and for far less money and I suspect they both do a better job.
- stevewilhelm 11y agoWell, the Shibuya-Ikebukuro section of the Tokyo metro is 12 miles long and was built between 2000 and 2012. It cost 250 billion yen, or just over 2 billion US dollars. [1] [1] http://www.treehugger.com/cars/trainspotting-new-subway-line-opens-in-tokyo.html http://www.treehugger.com/cars/trainspotting-new-subway-line...