Originally Posted by
warakorn
Maybe you should not forget that China has move forward quite a bit in the last decade.
The article about the four-year old kid that was killed by a bulldozer in the name of progress is dated 2013/08/29. That was less than three months ago.
Furthermore, let's not forget how China handled the
Wenzhou incident two years ago. Covering up the HSR train collision like it never happened and trying to bury the damage along with dead in a ditch?
Sorry, China still has a long way to go.
Originally Posted by
warakorn
Moreover, why are most High-Speed lines built on more expensive pylons. Right, so that the farmers could still keep their land.
You'd be surprised how NIMBYs in CA do not want aerial pylons because "it divides up the neighborhood."
If you want to see the nasty effects of Baby Boomer NIMBYism ruining American transit infrastructure projects, all you need to do is take a close watch at what is happening to the CAHSR project.
There is the money. We even have the extra money that FL and WI rejected.
Majority of CAnians are for the idea.
Yet, it gets stalled because of NIMBYism at its finest (worst).
Heck there's even an article on The Fresno Bee today stating that it's costing taxpayers $600 million in consulting costs to get through all the litigation, environmental, and engineering plans before even a single shovel is put to ground.
http://www.fresnobee.com/2013/11/19/...ant-costs.html
And remember, this is what used to be the country that made the transcontinental railroad in 4 years back in the 19th century.