Re:California bullet train cost surges by $2.8B
by dragonwriter on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @07:01PM
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> If the environmental impact is a concern (not that laying tracks and punching holes through the Central Valley is free of impact), then buy new Teslas instead. Lots of them. At $35,000 per Model 3, you could buy 1.8 million new Teslas using that money.
The main justification for HSR is reducing freeway construction and maintenance costs that will be needed to keep up with expected travel without it that will be reduced by it.
Not dealing with pollution impacts of travel or buying cars for the freeway travel, but reducing the freeway construction and maintenance costs.
Buying a bunch of Teslas doesn't address that at all. (Actually, the state buying more cars increases the problem.)
The main justification for HSR is reducing freeway construction and maintenance costs that will be needed to keep up with expected travel without it that will be reduced by it.
Not dealing with pollution impacts of travel or buying cars for the freeway travel, but reducing the freeway construction and maintenance costs.
Buying a bunch of Teslas doesn't address that at all. (Actually, the state buying more cars increases the problem.)