What Alon Levy thinks about design
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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2 dated positions, 2024 to 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Alon Levy has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsIf a subway line or a train station or a similar rail megaproject has an internationally renowned architect in charge, it costs too much and is unlikely to be functional.
↗Conflict About the FRA Study on Penn Stationpedestrianobservations.com
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Our readingNew York's subway cost premium is overstaffing, oversized stations and procurement, not high wages.
Their wordsWell, we’ve divided the New York cost premium into three tranches: labor (mostly overstaffing, not high wages), station and system design, and procurement and soft costs.
↗Meme Weeding: High Wages and Baumol's Cost Diseasepedestrianobservations.com 3rd of 4 in this piece