But London is a singularly great place for tube tunnels and other mass transit:
- birthplace of the industrial revolution
- had a ton of infrastructure development during the 1800s when safety was no concern and development could be done cheap and fast
- high density
- lots of engineers and other skilled people to make it work
- tons, tons of money and support from a big government in a high-tax society
- focal point of a global empire for a long time, which fed all the above even more
- a nice layer of softer rock underneath the city perfect for tunnelling
We should build mass transit in places like this where it makes sense. But for 99% of the rest of Earth's populated surface, it won't.
But London is a singularly great place for tube tunnels and other mass transit:
- birthplace of the industrial revolution
- had a ton of infrastructure development during the 1800s when safety was no concern and development could be done cheap and fast
- high density
- lots of engineers and other skilled people to make it work
- tons, tons of money and support from a big government in a high-tax society
- focal point of a global empire for a long time, which fed all the above even more
- a nice layer of softer rock underneath the city perfect for tunnelling
We should build mass transit in places like this where it makes sense. But for 99% of the rest of Earth's populated surface, it won't.