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ThreeLittlePuigs t1_jbobju2 wrote

Reply to comment by Grass8989 in Cost of 2nd Avenue Subway extension to East Harlem balloons to $7.7B by Grass8989

I mean, just because we do it poorly now doesn't mean we shouldn't still try and build more and improve the process.

That being said if I am reading the subtext of your comment properly, it's laughable when the fuck cars folks just say "just ride a bike" or "just improve infrastructure" as if those things are always easy or accessible to everyone.

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Grass8989 OP t1_jbohce6 wrote

Obviously it would be ideal to create a ton of new subway stations and make public transportation more accessible, but it’s very obviously fiscally impossible.

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ThreeLittlePuigs t1_jbohqtz wrote

It's not impossible, it's just the city / state tend to be really bad at doing things intelligently.

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Grass8989 OP t1_jboi3tz wrote

No one seems to be coming up with a way it could be done more cost effectively, and with unions and regulations (which are important as these stations need to be made safely), I doubt they could cut much of the costs.

Edit: if anyone downvoting would like to tell me an actual plan that can reduce costs associated with building new subway stations feel free.

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ThreeLittlePuigs t1_jboimgv wrote

I dunno I’ve never looked into the issue that much, but it’s not too hard in most big ticket items, like stadium deals, affordable housing construction, public housing repairs etc, to find ways to do things cheaper and more efficiently without jeopardizing pay or safety standards.

I’m sure there’s a competent bureaucrat somewhere that no one is listening to grumbling about different ways to do things better around MTA construction and expansion.

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TheJoseph97 t1_jbon5xm wrote

The federal government just printed 60% of all the money that’s ever been in circulation in like 2 years

Nothing is fiscally impossible. Nothing ever has been

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