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you guys do realize there is a very serious proposal in Texas to build a high speed rail line for $10 billion with private financing, right? the project recently moved forward from feasibility studies to development planning.
why not just build a HSR line with private money instead of hoping for some hyper loop fantasy?
I thought it would be cool to spotlight re-purposed land that is being turned into new urban waterfronts among these cities. I know most of these cities have multiple waterfronts being planned or are already under-construction, but I just chose these to highlight. If I missed any cities with plans, please add them.
Commercial and Multi-Family Construction Starts January - June 2015 in Millions of dollars
1. New York MSA = $17,275 ($10,026 from Jan-June 2014)
2. Miami MSA = $2,956 ($2,137 from Jan-June 2014)
3. Washington D.C. MSA = $2,448 ($2,897 from Jan-June 2014)
4. Boston MSA = $2,199 ($1,822 from Jan-June 2014)
5. Seattle MSA = $2,070 ($1,390 from Jan-June 2014)
6. Los Angeles MSA = $1,972 ($2,830 from Jan-June 2014)
7. Houston MSA = $1,879 ($2,946 from Jan-June 2014)
8. Denver MSA = $1,831 ($1,173 from Jan-June 2014)
9. Dallas MSA = $1,829 ($1,739 from Jan-June 2014)
10. Chicago MSA = $1,690 ($1,579 from Jan-June 2014)
11. Austin MSA = $1,455 ($963 from Jan-June 2014)
12. Atlanta MSA = $1,137 ($782 from Jan-June 2014)
13. San Francisco MSA = $1,037 ($1,171 from Jan-June 2014)
14. Las Vegas MSA = $1,012 ($361 from Jan-June 2014)
15. Philadelphia MSA = $1,004 ($1,021 from Jan-June 2014)
16. Tampa MSA = $979 ($518 from Jan-June 2014)
17. Phoenix MSA = $959 ($1,378 from Jan-June 2014)
18. Orlando MSA = $889 ($539 from Jan-June 2014)
19. Kansas City MSA = $842 ($389 from Jan-June 2014)
20. Baltimore MSA = $831 ($597 from Jan-June 2014)
This has to be incorrect for Philadelphia. How could Philly be at $1 billion worth of construction when the Comcast Innovation and Technology Center by itself is $1.2 billion? That doesn't include the other ~20 highrises/skyscrapers under construction or any smaller projects.
This has to be incorrect for Philadelphia. How could Philly be at $1 billion worth of construction when the Comcast Innovation and Technology Center by itself is $1.2 billion? That doesn't include the other ~20 highrises/skyscrapers under construction or any smaller projects.
Didn't the Comcast Innovation Center break ground in the summer of 2014? I think this was only for the first 6 months of both years. It would probably be included in the second half of the year numbers.
What are you talking about? CA is building a high speed rail. It's already under construction.
The Hyperloop is a completely different effort altogether, no one is hoping for a fantasy btw.
i was saying, private HSR can be built for MUCH cheaper than the cost California is building its federally funded system for.. which is what you were saying a privately financed hyper loop would do, calling into question the cost effectiveness of hyper loop. not taking capacity into consideration..
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Originally Posted by 18Montclair
I hadnt really thought about that, but now that I think about it, I do LOVE how the Hyperloop is exposing the HSR for the ridiculous, wasteful boondoggle that it really is.
$7B in private funds vs $70B of taxpayer funds on a project that was only supposed to cost taxpayers $9B.
And you have the nerve to even compare the two?
What a joke.
speaking of Texas' high speed rail line.. heres news from today.
The federal agency charged with determining the corridor for the proposed bullet train between Dallas and Houston has decided on a route that follows major electrical transmission lines through mostly rural areas.
Following that corridor can both power the trains and minimize right-of-way issues, Keith said.
The high-speed rail line would zip riders from Dallas to Houston and vice versa in about 90 minutes.
The project will be privately funded, with much of the investment coming from Japan Bank for International Cooperation, a publicly owned Japanese bank that lends to projects that could benefit Japan's economy, Keith said.
Yes, I dont understand why so many of my fellow Californians feel like it's okay to spend like there's no tomorrow on that bullet train. It's an idiotic and asenine waste of tax dollars when it can be done for much cheaper. It's all about the governor's ego and leftist, urbanist, anti-freeway grandstanding at this point.
This has to be incorrect for Philadelphia. How could Philly be at $1 billion worth of construction when the Comcast Innovation and Technology Center by itself is $1.2 billion? That doesn't include the other ~20 highrises/skyscrapers under construction or any smaller projects.
It's not current. It's only based on when projects started in the first half of this year lol. You can easily see Philly increase in the rankings if a lot of starts are happening between now and December 31st.
Link below has more on the breakout between commercial and multi-family residential. Miami is #2 MF, but not even top 10 commercial.
NY, Boston, Seattle, and DC are all in the top 6 for both office and res. Didn't start in 2015, but NY has to lose points for that 1,400 foot toothpick on Park Ave.
It's not current. It's only based on when projects started in the first half of this year lol. You can easily see Philly increase in the rankings if a lot of starts are happening between now and December 31st.
There u go. 5 spots higher lol. This project hopefully will provide a better life for its residents and have a bigger impact than a majority of projects posted in this thread.
It's not current. It's only based on when projects started in the first half of this year lol. You can easily see Philly increase in the rankings if a lot of starts are happening between now and December 31st.
I actually misread it as I see now. It means projects that have literally only started construction between January and June of 2015. CITC started Fall of 2014.
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