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This high-speed rail project is a warning for the US

A Vox explainer on why California's high-speed rail project is years late and far over budget, with only a few concrete structures built by 2022. It covers the political, legal and routing challenges behind the delays.

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Why HN readers recommended it

HN uses it as a high-level intro to how US megaprojects get stalled by regulation, litigation and local demands.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Vox
Topic
high-speed rail
Format
explainer
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
2
HN mentions in dataset
3
Recommendation years in dataset
2022–2023

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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  • Vox basically did exactly this: [VIDEO] tl;dr: US regulation makes it too easy for individuals to sue and stall megaprojects like this into nonstop litigation

    culi on Hacker News · 2022-08
    In High-speed rail board completes environmental clearance in northern California

  • Why even mention wars? We have the money for Hyperloops, Solar Freaking Roadways, Boring Company, and so much more... you know... terrible ideas that clearly won't work, don't even pass a sniff test, but we throw millions or sometimes billions at. I'm totally okay with …

    godelski on Hacker News · 2023-12
    In Hyperloop One to shut down

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