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Re:The NYC's MTA 20 Year Needs Assessment Reminds Us They Ca... by downrightmike on Sunday October 08, 2023 @03:24PM (#37813613)
Yall are going to need some elevated trains as building underground is just insane.
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Re:The NYC's MTA 20 Year Needs Assessment Reminds Us They Ca... by Wowfunhappy on Sunday October 08, 2023 @03:31PM (#37813667)
NYC has lots of elevated trains. And other cities around the world are able to build tunnels more cheaply than NYC, there's nothing insane about it.
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Re:The NYC's MTA 20 Year Needs Assessment Reminds Us They Ca... by afavour on Sunday October 08, 2023 @03:30PM (#37813656)
Ironically NYC used to have an absolute ton. In fact a number of the underground lines we have today were direct replacements for the overhead lines, which were unsightly and very noisy.

These days I have to imagine we could create something much quieter but very few people are going to advocate for their sunlight to be blocked by an overhead train line.

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Re:The NYC's MTA 20 Year Needs Assessment Reminds Us They Ca... by kouru225 on Sunday October 08, 2023 @03:37PM (#37813719)
We could build something quieter but I don’t think it would be compatible with the rest of the subway system
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Re:The NYC's MTA 20 Year Needs Assessment Reminds Us They Ca... by downrightmike on Sunday October 08, 2023 @07:38PM (#37815409)
Yeah, this is what I was referencing
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