Why is it so hard to build an airport?
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Why is it so hard to build an airport?
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Re: Why is it so hard to build an airport?
#2Long & interesting...but a pretty good tl;dr; is: "NIMBY's are why we can't build any major infrastructure any more".
Re: Why is it so hard to build an airport?
#3Long & interesting...but a pretty good tl;dr; is: "NIMBY's are why we can't build any major infrastructure any more".
For every other non-native speaker like me, lmgtfu: NIMBY (/ˈnɪmbi/, or nimby), an acronym for the phrase "not in my back yard", is a characterization of opposition by residents to proposed infrastructure developments in their local area, as well as support for strict land use regulations.
Re: Why is it so hard to build an airport?
#4General aviation is in decline, so really there's no need to build new airports.
Re: Why is it so hard to build an airport?
#5Very interesting read - would love to see something similar on why Denver’s airport rebuild/expansion has been such a disaster.
2 years after the start, a 34 year $650MM+ contract was ended - https://denverite.com/2023/04/21/dia-great-hall-audit/
Re: Why is it so hard to build an airport?
#6Long & interesting...but a pretty good tl;dr; is: "NIMBY's are why we can't build any major infrastructure any more".
For every other non-native speaker like me, lmgtfu: NIMBY (/ˈnɪmbi/, or nimby), an acronym for the phrase "not in my back yard", is a characterization of opposition by residents to proposed infrastructure developments in their local area, as well as support for strict land use regulations.
In simple terms, people want airports, but nobody wants an airport near their house.
Re: Why is it so hard to build an airport?
#7Very interesting to see how the noise of jet engines declined significantly. While reading the article I kept thinking, it feels like investing in noise reduction would really pay off, and then a few paragraphs later, there it was.
I'm also intrigued by small airports, like the one in Rio, Santos Dumont. The shortest runways in the world.
If you could reduce noise and control pollution, it is very nice to have an airport accessible by mass transit, like in Portland, Oregon. Feels like a sweet spot for government intervention.
Re: Why is it so hard to build an airport?
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
For every other non-native speaker like me, lmgtfu: NIMBY (/ˈnɪmbi/, or nimby), an acronym for the phrase "not in my back yard", is a characterization of opposition by residents to proposed infrastructure developments in their local area, as well as support for strict land use regulations.
In simple terms, people want airports, but nobody wants an airport near their house.
And the state really shouldn’t care about these few. Probably rich enough to move but don’t want because blah blah.
Re: Why is it so hard to build an airport?
#9Long & interesting...but a pretty good tl;dr; is: "NIMBY's are why we can't build any major infrastructure any more".
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Re: Why is it so hard to build an airport?
#10I don't have the numbers but I bet if you picked examples from China instead the story would be different: It is much easier to build today than it was in the past in terms of the actual building work.
What is getting harder and more time consuming in certain places is the regulation and the processes around building a large piece of infrastructure.