China laying tracks for 1,000km/h maglev trains

Re:China laying tracks for 1,000km/h maglev trains by beerandt on Thursday October 03, 2019 @01:08PM (#21149237)

In the US? There is, but it's not always politically popular, and fair market value is required, which gets expensive when tearing down buildings and moving highways in Urban areas.

The bigger obstacle is the environmental impact study, which includes a social justice component. That keeps you from using the cheapest routes, as cheap land usually means it disproportionately affects minorities.

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Re:China laying tracks for 1,000km/h maglev trains by olivermarks on Thursday October 03, 2019 @04:25PM (#21151760)

China's situation is similar to the US in the 1800's when land was basically free and railways were being built everywhere. There is little US land availability today to build infrastructure on, same issue in a lot of europe

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Re:China laying tracks for 1,000km/h maglev trains by gwright on Thursday October 03, 2019 @08:08PM (#21153603)

See my comment above re: estimates to upgrade the Northeast corridor lines, presumably some of that is $$ to acquire land via eminent domain.

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