Why are public transit construction costs so much higher in the US than other countries? 1.) We insist on construction methods that don't disrupt traffic 2.) We build bigger train stations 3.) our public transit authorities are fragmented, not integratedhttps://twitter.com/patrickc/status/1102921811216330752 …
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4.) governments handle contractor cost overruns by suing, not negotiating 5.) contracts are awarded strictly on a cost basis -- public transit agencies can't evaluate contractors on speed or technical merit
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a big-picture theme here: US government agencies are more decentralized than those in other developed countries. Agency turf battles, inter-municipality conflicts, and legal tussles are expensive.
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It reminds me somewhat of healthcare, where the US public/private hybrid system is more expensive than simple socialized medicine. A complex network of stakeholders, all taxpayer-subsidized, is less accountable than a single tree-shaped org.
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