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Pretty telling how they left California off the list. The California High Speed Rail project is a testament to the pork, inefficiencies, poor planning, and NIMB
by capkutay 9y ago
Pretty telling how they left California off the list. The California High Speed Rail project is a testament to the pork, inefficiencies, poor planning, and NIMBYism involved in major infrastructure projects in this state.
- mfringel 9y agoIt's also a testament to strong property rights.
- acchow 9y agoCan you elaborate on this? I think I have something to learn from you here.
- mfringel 9y agoSure. There's not much to say beyond "It is very expensive to do Eminent Domain takings in the US, especially in areas where market values for property are high." The US is not a place where the state actually owns all the property, nor a place where the state has an indefeasible right of first refusal to purchase all property for a nominal sum.
- acchow 9y agoWhat makes California distinct in this regard?
- titanomachy 9y agoCould just be high property values.
- nostrademons 9y agoYeah, it was interesting that SF <-> LA wasn't on the list, given that that was Musk's original example for the Hyperloop concept.
- cjensen 9y agoIndia is on the list. That tells you a lot about the selection criteria: governmental efficiency is simply not a criteria. Nor is passenger wealth a criteria. My guess is that these routes are chosen based on population of the end points, distance, and geography. California loses based on geography: too many massive mountain ranges you would need to tunnel through.