05-23-2023, 07:50 PM
We're definitely on the decline. And therein is the challenging paradox. Do we invest in this now? Or do we wait but potentially spend more later? We shot ourselves in the foot last century after falling for big oil propaganda and now we're living in an era where things are incredibly expensive.
But yeah...like westwardloo said: the end cost of this would be 5.5 billion if not more due to cost increases. We could have began construction on a pre-metro(subway) or fully fledged heavy rail subway system for that cost, with tunnels and elevated sections and have a world class transit system we could be proud of if we knew it would have cost us so much money.
Everything here is broken and no level of government seems to have any idea what to do. Everything from transit to groceries to rent has gone up and up and up. When does it stop? It seems like the next few decades are going to be miserable for everyone, with only those with deep pockets able to live comfortably. Those who aren't as wealthy will be migrating around the country to cheaper communities - or leaving the country all together. There are deep flaws with our economic systems yet there don't seem to be any answers as to how to fix this.
But yeah...like westwardloo said: the end cost of this would be 5.5 billion if not more due to cost increases. We could have began construction on a pre-metro(subway) or fully fledged heavy rail subway system for that cost, with tunnels and elevated sections and have a world class transit system we could be proud of if we knew it would have cost us so much money.
Everything here is broken and no level of government seems to have any idea what to do. Everything from transit to groceries to rent has gone up and up and up. When does it stop? It seems like the next few decades are going to be miserable for everyone, with only those with deep pockets able to live comfortably. Those who aren't as wealthy will be migrating around the country to cheaper communities - or leaving the country all together. There are deep flaws with our economic systems yet there don't seem to be any answers as to how to fix this.