They aren’t nearly as permanent and are easier to replace and repair. Building a train system in New Orleans would be neigh impossible as anything underground will be destroyed by flooding salt water and anything above will be torn apart in hurricanes.
Not every city can have mass transit and it’s probably time to ask if we should attempt to preserve the cities that cannot be modernized with mass transit.
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They aren’t nearly as permanent and are easier to replace and repair. Building a train system in New Orleans would be neigh impossible as anything underground will be destroyed by flooding salt water and anything above will be torn apart in hurricanes.
Not every city can have mass transit and it’s probably time to ask if we should attempt to preserve the cities that cannot be modernized with mass transit.