Costs have been rising and timelines lengthening to infuriating extremes for transit projects in the US. What’s causing this, and how can it be solved?Gettin...
Just found a really good video covering the example of what’s stopping USA to build transit projects (specifically in LA). He invited an expert suited for this topic and the points are coherent.
US has been building highways too much, they forgot how to build proper transit
Environmental issues being weaponized against building transits (while highways keeps getting built)
Similarly “citizen voice” has also been weaponized, for example Ticket Master CEO try to stop subway project so that it doesn’t tunnel below his Bel Air neighborhood even though the tunnel dug very deep below surface that it won’t affect on top
Just found a really good video covering the example of what’s stopping USA to build transit projects (specifically in LA). He invited an expert suited for this topic and the points are coherent.
Highly recommend watching this video.
Highways and transit are very similar in construction. Things like rails are different, but the vast majority is exactly the same.