London became the rest of the startup capital

Re:London became the rest of the startup capital by TuringNYC on Thursday January 29, 2026 @07:08AM (#46809110)

>> The Elizabeth Line was unbelievably expensive to build; that's how the UK did it.

Fair. But what is also expensive is every single citizen taking $100 Uber rides to the airport, like in NYC. In NJ, the transit service has become so volatile and sporadic and opaque that people have reduced NJTransit use for Newark airport in favor of simply driving.

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Re:London became the rest of the startup capital by direwolf20 on Thursday January 29, 2026 @08:32AM (#46809979)

That cost doesn't show up on government books, so we can pretend it doesn't exist. The joys of decentral planning.

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Re:London became the rest of the startup capital by philipallstar on Saturday January 31, 2026 @12:01PM (#46838365)

We don't have to pretend it doesn't exist. It actually doesn't cost the taxpayer anything.

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Re:London became the rest of the startup capital by matt-p on Thursday January 29, 2026 @11:14AM (#46812202)

Wrong, $100 Uber rides boost employment and the economy! (Just ignore the impacts of congestion, wasted time, road spending)

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Re:London became the rest of the startup capital by badc0ffee on Thursday January 29, 2026 @11:32PM (#46820541)

> But what is also expensive is every single citizen taking $100 Uber rides to the airport, like in NYC.

Last time I went to NYC I took the AirTrain to Jamaica station and then an express train to Penn. it took like 35 minutes total.

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