Re:The Piccadilly line’s new air conditioned trains
by robertlagrant on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @11:29AM
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How much an American spends on a car every year seems not that relevant to how much a British tube line signal upgrade costs. Why not compare it to house prices in London, and it'll seem even cheaper?
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Re:The Piccadilly line’s new air conditioned trains
by dangus on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @03:20PM
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I compare it to automobile infrastructure because public transit infrastructure projects sems to be the only time anyone complains about high infrastructure costs.
The only reason I compare it to America is because I don't actually know the figures for the UK, but I expect that car owners would spend more there due to higher cost of petrol, higher vehicle taxes, etc.
Re:The Piccadilly line’s new air conditioned trains
by robertlagrant on Thursday November 23, 2023 @05:07PM
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Cars are unreasonably useful, though. If you're going anywhere to work / school / moving house / going on holiday / dropping kids at a friend's house, they work for a million uses.
That's why I don't think they compare well: many people who use public transport, even the Tube or similar, still need a car, at least sometimes. So it's not an alternative, and it's not equivalent value.