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Re:Boring Co. Drops LA Westside Tunnel Plan by dsfyu404ed on Wednesday November 28, 2018 @09:54AM (#18551940)
>or just allow more people to travel.

Which is an increase in quality of life for those who would have otherwise forgone those trips. Either way it's a win.

Whether it's a big enough win to be worth the cost is a perpetual debate with projects like this.

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Re:Boring Co. Drops LA Westside Tunnel Plan by mattigames on Wednesday November 28, 2018 @10:26AM (#18552250)
The biggest win -if it works as expected- would be the influence on other cities to do similar projects and focus on creating fast-and-electric-powered alternatives to move cars; also there may be a gain in safety issues due not relying in the driving skills of its users.
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Re:Boring Co. Drops LA Westside Tunnel Plan by anonymou2 on Wednesday November 28, 2018 @10:24AM (#18552226)
An increase in quality of life? Really? Who is to tell? Maybe those people would have done something more fulfilling instead of whatever they did as the porpose of those trips.
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Re:Boring Co. Drops LA Westside Tunnel Plan by njarboe on Wednesday November 28, 2018 @12:48PM (#18553720)
"Who is to tell?"

Generally the person themselves should be the one to tell. Other systems have not worked out so well.

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