Great example... there was also an effort to expand the Tappan Zee bridge from the 1950s, adding a couple lanes was going to cost 5-10x the original iirc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tappan_Zee_Bridge_(1955%E2%80%...…
Unfortunately a lot of times those "investments" probably actually provide less value than they cost to maintain, let alone to build and maintain, particularly HSR which is generally only high ROI in a few small, rich…
Ordos is actually still pretty ghosty. 153K people seems great until you realize it was built for several times that many. http://www.businessinsider.com/ordos-china-ghost-town-2017-5 In the US, everyone associated with…
Great example... there was also an effort to expand the Tappan Zee bridge from the 1950s, adding a couple lanes was going to cost 5-10x the original iirc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tappan_Zee_Bridge_(1955%E2%80%...…
Unfortunately a lot of times those "investments" probably actually provide less value than they cost to maintain, let alone to build and maintain, particularly HSR which is generally only high ROI in a few small, rich…
Ordos is actually still pretty ghosty. 153K people seems great until you realize it was built for several times that many. http://www.businessinsider.com/ordos-china-ghost-town-2017-5 In the US, everyone associated with…