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Old Posted Sep 27, 2020, 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by milomilo View Post
What? That is not what a white elephant is. HFR is the opposite (as planned at least). It is intended to provide the maximum benefit to users for the minimum cost, within the maximum budget that is politically sellable.

A white elephant would be something very expensive that is useless. Like spending money implementing inferior rail services where buses would adequately serve demand, with better service quality.
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Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse View Post
What?? A white elephant isn't the most efficient allocation of funds based on the outcome of detailed cost-benefit analyses?
If it does not increase the speed of the trip like Via is saying, then it will indeed be a white elephant.
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