While this would be awesome, I'm not sure Mr. Musk appreciates that whatever "verbal govt approval" he might have gotten probably doesn't include the multiple state governments involved, local governments, environmental review processes, private lawsuits, etc. I hope he's successful, but I can see this thing getting bogged down in red tape forever. At least the lawyers and lobbyists will get paid?
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There are major projects underway in Florida, but sadly Tampa is a phase 2 location. (Orlando/Miami) The issue, as it was explained to me by gov't official, is that these are really real estate plays for these private companies. The trains are loss leaders, they want the riders to stay and spend money on the land they own around the stations.
Unfortunately in Tampa there isn't any prime real estate where this model would work.
So far he has:
Solar Roof panels
Tesla 3 ready to be revealed
Self-Driving car research continuing
Space X getting closer to mmanned flights
and now Boring Company's high speed rails on both coasts.
Did I miss anything?
And yes, even if it gets approval, it will be mired in the courts for years. Unfortunately so.
His cars aren't exactly environmentally friendly by any stretch of the imagination.
The key, as it often tends to be, is in the funding.
And can this charlatan run a profitable business without massive taxpayer subsidies?
The key, as it often tends to be, is in the funding.
And then a politician will win cheap political points by cancelling it years down the road. People love short-money MFers.
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all supporting it. And you can bet your ass government officials would love to put their name behind a project like this.
The key, as it often tends to be, is in the funding.
And then a politician will win cheap political points by cancelling it years down the road. People love short-money MFers.
Yeah. The one who has to pay for everyone else's free ride.
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all supporting it. And you can bet your ass government officials would love to put their name behind a project like this.
The key, as it often tends to be, is in the funding.
And then a politician will win cheap political points by cancelling it years down the road. People love short-money MFers.
Yeah. The one who has to pay for everyone else's free ride.
There you go.
Not to be the turd in the punchbowl but I'd be extremely wary of getting on that overgrown amusement park thrill ride until it was tested repeatedly. I cant imagine the death toll if one of those things jumped the track somehow in the tunnel at full speed
We have a lot of other cool projects though coming soon....
We have a lot of other cool projects though coming soon....
Such as?
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And I am a Transportation Planner in Northern Virginia.
We have a lot of other cool projects though coming soon....
Such as?
1. I-66 adding a lane inside the beltway
2. I-66 expansion from the beltway to Gainesville, then Haymarket
3. 'Trying to get a 4th lane on I-95 from 123 to Quanico
4. Extending I-95 express lanes to exit 126
5. Adding lanes to the I-95 bridge from Stafford to Fredericksburg
6. Extending I-395 HOT lanes to D.C.
7. Expanding Route 28 from Route 7 to Manassas
8. Making Route 7 signal free from Route 28 to the Leesburg bypass
9. Trying to get Route 28/FFX CO Pkwy to connect to the ICC in Maryland
....and more
of course they are
A recent study of electricity generation concluded that the average electric car in the US now gets the equivalent efficiency of a non-existent 73 mpg gas-powered vehicle after accounting for emission from electricity production.
and all tesla super chargers will soon be off the gird ... solar panels and batteries ..
9. Trying to get Route 28/FFX CO Pkwy to connect to the ICC in Maryland
Never happen. Maryland won't allow it.
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9. Trying to get Route 28/FFX CO Pkwy to connect to the ICC in Maryland
Never happen. Maryland won't allow it.
The TRB just approved and it added it to the plan Wednesday evening.
It REALLY needs to happen.
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9. Trying to get Route 28/FFX CO Pkwy to connect to the ICC in Maryland
Never happen. Maryland won't allow it.
The TRB just approved and it added it to the plan Wednesday evening.
It REALLY needs to happen.
Virginia has been trying to do this off and on for decades. Maryland won't agree to any bridge between the Beltway and Point of Rocks (Route 15 north of Leesburg).
Their stated reason is that it would impact an agricultural preserve. I suspect it's more about not wanting to make it easier for its residents to cross the river. In particulsr, they don't want to make Dulles easy to get to for western Marylanders (vs BWI), and they don't want to make it easy for Marylanders to get to Virginia jobs.
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9. Trying to get Route 28/FFX CO Pkwy to connect to the ICC in Maryland
Never happen. Maryland won't allow it.
The TRB just approved and it added it to the plan Wednesday evening.
It REALLY needs to happen.
Virginia has been trying to do this off and on for decades. Maryland won't agree to any bridge between the Beltway and Point of Rocks (Route 15 north of Leesburg).
Their stated reason is that it would impact an agricultural preserve. I suspect it's more about not wanting to make it easier for its residents to cross the river. In particulsr, they don't want to make Dulles easy to get to for western Marylanders (vs BWI), and they don't want to make it easy for Marylanders to get to Virginia jobs.
That's exactly it, which is very short sighted.
I hope they are able to pull through in the 21st century.