Re:California bullet train cost surges by $2.8B
by chipotle_coyote on Friday January 19, 2018 @02:36PM
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Yep, I agree. That's what I (imperfectly) meant by the lack of serious counterproposals: I'm not sure the current HSR is the best approach, but I haven't seen anyone come up with a better idea, and I'd rather have something than nothing.
Re:California bullet train cost surges by $2.8B
by kelnos on Thursday January 18, 2018 @10:53PM
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I agree that it's a good thing, but is it good enough to warrant its price tag, when we're painfully aware of significant issues with our existing transit systems?
Re:California bullet train cost surges by $2.8B
by ubernostrum on Saturday January 20, 2018 @07:21PM
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If only some of the money for HSR were going to be used to improve existing transit systems as well as building a new line.
(hint: some of the money is going to be used to improve existing transit systems!)
Most criticism boils down to a "perfect is the enemy of the good" problem. Anything that isn't the most perfect possible solution from a given critic's viewpoint is attacked as a "boondoggle" while ignoring that opening up the corridor and making it easier to travel between SF, LA, and smaller cities in between will be a good thing (and that there's plenty of evidence for it in similar rail lines elsewhere).