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I suspect that tech could do a better job at building it.
by stcredzero 8y ago
I suspect that tech could do a better job at building it.
- toomuchtodo 8y agoI would argue that there's value in collaboration between innovators and an experienced group of civil engineering contractors operating under an accountable and transparent consortium arrangement. Less Boston's "Big Dig" [1], more Hallandsås tunnel [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dig#Problems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dig#Problems [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallands%C3%A5s_Tunnel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallands%C3%A5s_Tunnel
- gingernaut 8y ago"Moving fast and breaking things" is not acceptable in infrastructure.
- jerf 8y ago"Moving slow and never breaking ground" isn't really either. (Not literally true. Nominally, ground has been broken on the project. But it's a symbolic act without much referent in the real world so far.)
- gascan 8y agoI can't wait for a public beta on a bullet train.