Boring Co. Drops LA Westside Tunnel Plan

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Post by Pharmakon » Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 1:24 PM UTC

Boring Co. Drops LA Westside Tunnel Plan
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Post by ForHackernews » Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 2:12 PM UTC

Well, that was completely predictable. It's not obvious to me that any of the Boring Company plans are anything except vaporware.

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Post by _pmf_ » Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 2:18 PM UTC

ForHackernews wrote: post #2

Well, that was completely predictable. It's not obvious to me that any of the Boring Company plans are anything except vaporware.

> It's not obvious to me that any of the Boring Company plans are anything except vaporware.

Not at all: https://www.boringcompany.com/not-a-flamethrower/

This is actually Grimes' boyfriend's most profitable product.

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Post by ABS » Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 2:18 PM UTC

ForHackernews wrote: post #2

Well, that was completely predictable. It's not obvious to me that any of the Boring Company plans are anything except vaporware.

have you read the reason why this was dropped?

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Post by jseliger » Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 2:20 PM UTC

My dad used to work in local government and likes to call the automatic opposition, "People united against anything." Today we call them NIMBYs. California has empowered them in peculiar and powerful ways, as anyone, anywhere, can challenge any project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which actually supersedes the national version (NEQA).

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Post by imglorp » Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 2:20 PM UTC

ForHackernews wrote: post #2

Well, that was completely predictable. It's not obvious to me that any of the Boring Company plans are anything except vaporware.

I'm curious about the continued negativity on this. Hasn't he pretty much accomplished everything he has said? Batteries, cars, solar, space, it's all working.

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Post by jeletonskelly » Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 2:20 PM UTC

ABS wrote: post #4

ForHackernews wrote: post #2

Well, that was completely predictable. It's not obvious to me that any of the Boring Company plans are anything except vaporware.

have you read the reason why this was dropped?

What were the environmental impacts they briefly mention?

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Post by exogeny » Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 2:21 PM UTC

“Brentwood Residents Coalition” just screams NIMBY bullshit to me.

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Post by sschueller » Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 2:22 PM UTC

ABS wrote: post #4

ForHackernews wrote: post #2

Well, that was completely predictable. It's not obvious to me that any of the Boring Company plans are anything except vaporware.

have you read the reason why this was dropped?

"review of its potential environment impact"

Kind of ironic that the man who for many is seen as saving the planet with his electric vehicles is trying to avoid an environment impact study.

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Post by traditionalist » Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 2:23 PM UTC

Why doesn't Musk take his business elsewhere where he's welcome? I can imagine LA being a nightmare for this sort of project. He needs a place where bureaucracy is thinner and people are actually excited about everything new.