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> cost many times and takes much longer to build than in other OECD countries. Is there a known reason for this? I know in the past (possibly still) that there
by jermaustin1 4y ago
> cost many times and takes much longer to build than in other OECD countries.
Is there a known reason for this? I know in the past (possibly still) that there was a lot of corruption in infrastructure contracts. Is this still the case for these NYC contracts?
- mancerayder 4y agoThere's some very long articles from the NYT and I believe The Atlantic or one of those long form mags on the topic. A mix of reliance on private contractors, union demands and decentralized nature of all the bits and pieces of engineering, all of which needs to be coordinated and lined up. Places like France and UK and Japan are more centralized (and unionization doesn't lead to the strange MTA and other rules we see here).