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The Bay Area has a long-running plan to bury all of them anyway.

• m0llusk 5y ago
  Which has gotten very bogged down. Undergrounding in San Francisco has all but stopped because of the expense. More ominous is the Palo Alto experience. Quite some time ago, like late 60s or early 70s or there about, Palo Alto undergrounded its utility lines. Since then the combination of clay soils and earthquakes has done enormous damage to the point that the City may have to rebuild their entire utility infrastructure. Seeing Palo Alto confront this enormous unexpected expense is giving pause to local governments all over the bay.
  • wumpus 5y ago
    It would be fun to talk to you about it -- I moved to the part of Palo Alto with underground lines in 2013 -- but people are downvoting me, so, sorry.
    • jazzyjackson 5y ago
      getting downvoted is no reason to keep to yourself :/ its people moderating the overall discussion, not trying to punish you or silence you or something (getting flagged is another matter ofc...)
• bagels 5y ago
  Where can I read about this?