Infrastructure costs 0 ▲ Revfad Blog 1 hour ago · Politics · hide Not sure if I’ll ever do anything with these, but a few references on US infrastructure costs: Transit Costs Project Final Report (Archive) Data! https://transitcosts.com/data/ -> https://ultraviolet.library.nyu.edu/records/9wnjp-kez15 Lasted updated 2023 “High costs may explain crumbling support for US infrastructure” by Tracy Gordon and David Schleicher (2015) (Archive) “So it might be that common-law systems provide legal protections for property owners–allowing more lawsuits over noise, smoke, and other nuisances as well as limits on eminent domain–that increase costs by forcing the government to pay off opponents or to locate projects inefficiently to avoid angering property owners. But some non-common-law countries, like Germany, also have strong legal protections for property holders yet low rail construction costs.” “Is it electoral politics? The United States and many Commonwealth countries elect leaders by district rather than party-based proportional representation.… Commenting on Bubbles has been removed. Why? If you want to talk about this post, write to the author, use the comments on their blog if it has them, or reply with a "RE:" post on your own blog. Suggestions? feedback@bubbles.town
