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> building subway/metro infrastructure costs 3-4 times in New York what it costs in Tokyo, London or Paris. Why is that The NYC subway is one of the few (the o
by crote 2mo ago
> building subway/metro infrastructure costs 3-4 times in New York what it costs in Tokyo, London or Paris. Why is that
The NYC subway is one of the few (the only one?) to run 24/7, and it is one of the largest in the world. Construction is expensive because the operators choose to make it expensive. Digging giant new tunnels under existing skyscrapers also isn't exactly easy.
Yeah there's corruption and waste, but not to the order-of-magnitude level.
- mlrtime 2mo agoThe 24/7 thing on the NYC subway costing so much has always been the tagline... I don't buy it. The costs of running the NYC subway are no more unique than any other large city, some argue shutting down/starting up would be just as expensive. The subway daddy[1] was my last straw at having any hope that it would be fixed in my lifetime, it is clear the people running it do not want any part of NYC subway "fixed". [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Byford#New_York_City_Transit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Byford#New_York_City_Tran...
- mancerayder 2mo agoBut then they do maintenance on weekends. No one works or uses the trains on the weekends, right? It's at 3 am weekdays that it should be running. Nevermind at that those hours it's infrequent and essentially a homeless shelter.