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$15M is dirt cheap for the USA. That buys you like 100 yards of urban light rail or something. :)
by kazinator 15d ago
$15M is dirt cheap for the USA. That buys you like 100 yards of urban light rail or something. :)
- coryrc 15d agoIf I did the math right, Seattle-area Federal Way Link Extension costs $185k per yard, getting 81 yards for $15M. God we're terrible at building things.
- kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 15d agoIs that the California high speed rail I see trying to hide in the back?
- coryrc 14d agoShit, who cares how much it costs when it doesn't go useful places?
- shawn_w 15d agoDon't forget the decades of time it takes to build the tracks.
- kazinator 14d agoWow, I pinned the tail on that donkey, it seems, with zero fact checking on the figures before posting.
- sharts 15d agoThat’s like one decently sized house with a yard and garage in a good neighborhood in the bay area