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I don’t fully buy that we can’t work this out. The author gives examples of how it’s difficult to compare, but what those examples show is that yes, to compare
by erentz 7y ago
I don’t fully buy that we can’t work this out. The author gives examples of how it’s difficult to compare, but what those examples show is that yes, to compare properly you need to go very deep on some parts to find out why design decisions were made the way they were. This may be more time consuming and cost more but it’s doable.
One other thing we might try is to set aside a hundred billion dollars for a half dozen key “trial” or “learning” projects, and see if we can get some of the agencies from say Japan and France and Spain to execute those projects so we can learn how they do it differently. And they can show up all the things (regulations, interference, etc) that they encounter here that would be different to back home.
In the scheme of things it’s cheap, we still get infrastructure out of it, and it’s one sure way to learn.
- roel_v 7y agoHe's not saying it can't be done, he's saying it can't be done on the cheap.
- lemoncucumber 7y ago> I don’t fully buy that we can’t work this out. The author gives examples of how it’s difficult to compare, but what those examples show is that yes, to compare properly you need to go very deep on some parts to find out why design decisions were made the way they were. This may be more time consuming and cost more but it’s doable. That's exactly what the author is advocating for, so I'm not sure what your point is. Heck, the last line of the article is "It would be worth paying to get the answers even if that would be very expensive."
- ambicapter 7y agoSounded like the author was advocating another mega-project, which comes off a bit weird considering the article they just wrote.
- mcphage 7y ago> Sounded like the author was advocating another mega-project No, they were suggesting that in order to find out why these projects are so expensive, it would be best to hire people experienced with mega-projects and pay them for their time to get answers to these questions.
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- pas 7y agohttps://pedestrianobservations.com/2019/07/22/new-report-on-construction-costs-misses-the-mark/ https://pedestrianobservations.com/2019/07/22/new-report-on-...