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Re:Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit by adverbly on Thursday December 21, 2023 @11:02PM (#38730799)
Some advantages:

- no impact on environment, birds, bugs, animals, trees, etc...

- can use surface land for other things

- no weather exposure

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Re:Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit by johannes1234321 on Friday December 22, 2023 @03:46AM (#38732291)
> - no impact on environment,

It requires tons of concrete, which causes lots of CO2.

Also might require ground water control, which might impact lakes etc. nearby.

Tunnels often are still beneficial, but it's not like there is no impact.

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