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Re:The West Coast is beating the East Coast on transportation? by guitarbill on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @08:20AM (#18805958)
Let's not get too smug with things like Stuttgart 21, Transrapid München, or cities like Aachen getting rid of their tram network (and regretting it now AFAIK). And having a public that values and prioritises mass transport is not a given.

Admittedly, I'm a bit torn on this. Since infrastructure is so important to the liveability and growth of a city, and any sort of long-term thinking is a good thing. But predicting the future is hard, and having a 40 year plan survive (short-term) politics is also unlikely.

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Re:The West Coast is beating the East Coast on transportation? by LeanderK on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @09:04AM (#18806185)
I agree, i think I was more confused. I thought he meant the time to realize the projects, not the complete cycle from estimating whether it's doable to financing to building.

There are also project on hold for 30 years in munich.

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