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[deleted] t1_j5yvubz wrote

Reply to comment by pixel_of_moral_decay in New York City Completes Construction on Latest American Transit Disaster by mowotlarx

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metafunf t1_j5z34v8 wrote

No one will care about the price tag after a few years. The Boston big dig cost over $10billion in the 90s and now nobody cares about the cost anymore and only see how big of an improvement it was for the community and the city.

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anonyuser415 t1_j5zingm wrote

That project was an enormous boondoggle and had so many issues that I would hope that there's a better takeaway than "no will care about the price eventually." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dig#Problems

I guarantee you that the planning departments in Boston do not only see the positives of this project.

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Shawn_NYC t1_j5zmqhk wrote

A very modern dialogue

"Why did nobody think of this! everyone is so stupid!!!"

Actually they did think about it and made the trade off to increase the cost of the project to not disturb street life

"Oh sure yeah that makes sense IDIOTS 🙄🙄🙄"

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