If we can build things the way they did during the New Deal I’m all for it. But in today’s America, by the time we spend half a decade planning and permitting and another half a decade getting all the impact statements, and let’s not forget to let every NIMBY group with a lawyer tie things up in court for a few years, we’ll spend billions and build bupkis.
The Hoover Dam was built in five years, two years ahead of schedule and under budget
The Empire State Building was built in less than thirteen months
Now if we can build like that, I’m all for it. But if what we get are graft-packed, massive time sinks and money pits like the Boston Big Dig and the NYC PATH terminal, no, Jesus fuck no.
