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Re:Why New York City Stopped Building Subways (2018) by rayiner on Monday October 07, 2019 @10:52AM (#21181549)
No, it’s based on cost divided by usage. It’s not like there is a ton of underutilization of the NYC Subway and per-person per-mile costs would go down with economies of scale. Rail is just really expensive.

Biking is cheap only if your time is worth nothing. It’s also untenable given the climate of most of the US (much wider temperature variation than in Europe where biking is more common), and the physical fitness of your average American.

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Re:Why New York City Stopped Building Subways (2018) by DiogenesKynikos on Monday October 07, 2019 @11:09AM (#21181745)
> Rail is just really expensive.

How much would an equivalent amount of road capacity cost in NYC?

(For the sake of argument, ignore the fact that such an insane amount of road capacity is probably physically impossible in NYC without knocking down half the city)

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