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Old 04-18-2014, 03:43 PM   #1709
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Originally Posted by frinkprof View Post
This is the exact red herring unachievable fantasy that gets trotted out time and time again as an argument against investing in improvements to the underpasses and other infrastructure near the tracks (like sidewalks on 10th Avenue).

Moving the tracks is all but an impossibility on just about every front you can think of. Legal, political, financial, logistical, temporal, practical.

The tracks are here to stay and the underpasses ought to be so much better functionally, structurally and aesthetically.
How much would it cost to move the railway underground? (I know, I know - billions and billions). I wonder if there's ever been a study on it, like there was for the LRT going underground. They go on a long, straight run, just perfect for a tunnel...
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