Boring Co. Drops LA Westside Tunnel Plan

Re:Boring Co. Drops LA Westside Tunnel Plan by pj_mukh on Wednesday November 28, 2018 @10:33AM (#18552305)

Oddly enough, currently the opposite is true. All the construction blocks being put up sometimes in the name of environmental assessment are pushing people out of dense areas and into sprawling suburbs, with people taking on huge commutes to get to work.

Where is the environmental assessment on NIMBY-ism I wonder? :/

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Re:Boring Co. Drops LA Westside Tunnel Plan by gamblor956 on Wednesday November 28, 2018 @07:36PM (#18557129)

There is a lot of construction going on in LA right now. It's actually quite easy to get new construction approved if you just follow the rules.

Of course, if you choose not to follow the rules and processes for development...it's very difficult.

Elon's learning the hard way that not following the rules can make his pet projects difficult or even impossible.

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Re:Boring Co. Drops LA Westside Tunnel Plan by wyldfire on Wednesday November 28, 2018 @10:49AM (#18552433)

I've read articles that talk about that debate. Indeed, I tend to agree that development to support denser population is often an environmental net win over the immediate local environmental impacts, but I suppose it should be case-by-case.

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