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The trains seem busy enough here in NYC (too busy: they need to run more of them). I'm not aware of a city on Earth that's been able to obtain the kind of simu
by woodruffw 3y ago
The trains seem busy enough here in NYC (too busy: they need to run more of them).
I'm not aware of a city on Earth that's been able to obtain the kind of simultaneous density and livability that places like NYC have without mass transit. Comparatively dense cities without mass transit (like Manila) are choked in traffic; changing that traffic to electric traffic will make the air cleaner (good!) but will not address the latter problem.
- xnx 3y agoNYC transit is great. Citibike and the ferry are my favorite parts. Crazy that you can't get a train from LaGuardia to Manhattan. $3.5 billion/mile is a lot to pay for new track! It's yet to be seen, but I'm hopeful that widespread use self driving vehicles of calm, quite, and safe transportation that flows like water.
- woodruffw 3y ago> $3.5 billion/mile is a lot to pay for new track! That's mostly paying for the tunnels, not the track. It shouldn't cost nearly that much, but it's not surprising that it isn't cheap either: the tunnels are being constructed under some of the densest and most expensive real estate in the world, and the resulting stations are significantly larger than others in the system. And note: if you think that's expensive, you won't believe what it costs to repair highways in NYC[1]. [1]: https://ny1.com/nyc/brooklyn/news/2020/02/25/city-council-floats-two-repair-plans-for-the-bqe https://ny1.com/nyc/brooklyn/news/2020/02/25/city-council-fl...