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Run an S-bahn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-train https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-train) through the tunnel for 10x the throughput of humans for a given tunn
by akgerber 9y ago
Run an S-bahn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-train https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-train) through the tunnel for 10x the throughput of humans for a given tunneling cost. Cars are a profoundly inefficient use of space in a dense area.
The only way an auto tunnel network would solve traffic is by charging a sufficiently-high toll to match supply with demand. Otherwise, in an area dense enough that traffic congestion is a problem, induced demand will lead to congestion:
https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.101.6.2616 https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.101.6.2616
- paulsutter 9y agoBoring Company tunnels are NOT for cars-only, they do envision public-transportation-like services which will be much better to move between dense areas: https://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/img/editorial/2017/05/26/104494945-Boring-electric-vehicle-2.1910x1000.jpg?v=1495813998 https://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/img/edit...