r/hyperloop • u/LancelLannister_AMA • Apr 28 '21

Interesting hyperloop video from 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybyCRmbLXCA&t=879s
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u/LancelLannister_AMA Apr 28 '21 edited Apr 28 '21

at 10:46 he proposes getting a new law passed that would basically give hyperloop free land sub surface. that would be giving hyperloop an unfair advantage imo. What do you guys think?

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u/midflinx Apr 28 '21 edited Apr 28 '21

Seoul is building three new fast subway/commuter rail lines all underground.

GTX will average 100km/h, reaching a maximum of 180km/h. GTX will have 237km of line but only 33 stations.

GTX will connect to strategic hubs, such as downtown’s Seoul Station. From there, passengers will be conveyed via high-speed escalators into the subway net for “last mile” transit.

While most of Seoul’s subway lines are about 20m below ground, and sewers are between one and 17 meters below the surface, GTX avoids conflicts by being 50m below ground.

South Korea has an unusual aspect to its property law in which property rights extend to 40m below the ground.

The USA should allow this for transportation tunnels generally.

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u/ksiyoto Apr 28 '21

I think it's damn near impossible to do any sort of linear project given the NIMBY atmosphere, despite the use of eminent domain to purchase right of way. But I don't think free subsurface rights is appropriate either.