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kassy

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Re: The Boring Company
« Reply #550 on: May 23, 2023, 05:13:15 PM »
Or maybe this is the correct place because it is one of those ´solutions´ where the numbers don´t quite add up as you show.

This is clearly not a solution...

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Re: The Boring Company
« Reply #551 on: May 23, 2023, 08:03:43 PM »
Please read and learn why the Boring Company solution is superior to existing forms of transportation.
The Vegas Loop is currently operating, efficiently, even during high volume events, despite what you believe.  Adding more miles and more stations means many more passengers served at the same time.

Plenty of articles above.  Excerpt from their website below. 

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THE BENEFITS OF TUNNELS

Unlimited Capacity: there is no practical limit to how many layers of tunnels can be built, so any current or future capacity outcome can be achieved. This flexibility contrasts with a surface system where adding a lane to the road is often difficult

Minimal Use of Land: tunnels minimize the use of valuable surface land. Tunnels also do not conflict with currently operating transportation systems, such as roads and sidewalks

Weatherproof Operation: rain, snow, wind, and surface temperatures do not affect system operation

Minimal Surface Impact: tunnel construction and operation do not create any discernible surface noise or vibration. Tunnel construction and operation are invisible, silent, and undetectable

Future Expansion: it is much simpler to extend a tunnel-based system than a surface-based system

Currently, tunnels are really expensive to dig, with many projects costing between $100 million and $1 billion per mile. In order to make vast tunnel networks feasible, tunneling costs must be reduced by a factor of more than 10, with TBC's Loop tunnels currently priced at approximately $10 million per mile.

More at: https://www.boringcompany.com/

https://www.boringcompany.com/loop
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« Reply #552 on: May 23, 2023, 11:46:04 PM »
For now, the peak has been about 32,000 passengers per day.

The Vegas Loop is currently operating, efficiently, even during high volume events, despite what you believe.

Not mutually exclusive so there is that.

In the grand scheme of things digging tunnels is not really a solution to our problem so lets skip the adds.
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