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Transit costs are a small fraction of "construction". I agree our transit development costs are insane though this has a lot more to do with America's very stro
by sorcerer-mar 1y ago
Transit costs are a small fraction of "construction". I agree our transit development costs are insane though this has a lot more to do with America's very strong concept of property rights (and the weaponization of other apparatus to defend property rights) than simply "red tape." I.e. it's more political than bureaucratic.
- bluGill 1y agomost of that applies to all construction.
- sorcerer-mar 1y agoNo it doesn't. Any publicly funded construction is rife with tons of additional regulations designed to limit (but sometimes perpetuating) corrupt contracting, and transit projects in particular have very unique needs around land acquisition. Even still, the linked website doesn't really seem to say permitting is a major driver. And it certainly doesn't dwarf labor and materials.
- bluGill 1y agoData was asked for not proff that it is permitting.
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