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Alon Levy

What Alon Levy thinks about Europe

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Mathematician turned transport researcher, a fellow at NYU's Marron Institute and a lead of the Transit Costs Project, which compares what it costs to build rail in different countries. Writes Pedestrian Observations.

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4 dated positions, 2023 to 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Alon Levy has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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  1. Our readingRich regions having noticeably higher life expectancy than their national average is a common pattern even under universal healthcare, not a US-specific phenomenon.

    Their wordsAnd yet, life expectancy about two years more than the national average is rather common in rich regions with selective migration, even in European countries with even access to health care, like France and Spain.

    ↗The Country is the Natural Unit of Policy Analysispedestrianobservations.com 2nd of 3 in this piece

  2. 4 weeks earlier

  3. Our readingElectrification projects in Germany are typically bundled together with other infrastructure upgrades rather than done as standalone works.

    infrastructure

    Their wordselectrification in Germany is usually bundled with other projects that end up costing that in total

    ↗Electrification Costs and Confounderspedestrianobservations.com 1st of 2 in this piece

  4. 20 months earlier

  5. Our readingDecentralisation does not explain why Spain builds subways cheaply and Britain does not: the cheap countries include Europe's most centralised ones.

    Their wordsIn truth, the UK shares high costs with more decentralized countries, and Spain shares low ones with more centralized ones.

    ↗Low Spanish Costs are not About Decentralizationpedestrianobservations.com 1st of 4 in this piece

  6. 23 months earlier

  7. Our readingBritain's construction costs exploded because it privatised planning to consultants and risk to contractors, which multiplies conflict and soft costs.

    Their wordsOur best explanation is that the UK adopted what we call the globalized system of procurement, privatizing planning functions to consultants and privatizing risk to contractors, which creates more conflict; the UK also has an unusually high soft cost factor.

    ↗High Costs are not About Precaritypedestrianobservations.com 2nd of 5 in this piece