High-speed rail alternatives for travel could open up a suite of decarbonizing options not currently on the table. But politics remains a major obstacle to seeing it built.
" countries in the Anglosphere experience the highest costs for building transit due to overbuilding and overdesigning".
Too true … Look at HS2, they didn’t need to aim for 400km/h, now they can’t afford to finish it.
So - hope Canada can do better.
Maybe Sweden is a better example to study in this case ?
High top speeds isn’t the reason that HS2 is costing so much, there’s a lot of overbuilding of things like tunnelling under rural areas to keep certain voters happy. Also, the UK absolutely can afford to finish it, it’s a political choice not to.
Too true … Look at HS2, they didn’t need to aim for 400km/h, now they can’t afford to finish it.
So - hope Canada can do better.
Maybe Sweden is a better example to study in this case ?
High top speeds isn’t the reason that HS2 is costing so much, there’s a lot of overbuilding of things like tunnelling under rural areas to keep certain voters happy. Also, the UK absolutely can afford to finish it, it’s a political choice not to.