Turkey probably is grateful they've gotten a light rail line built, instead of having local NIMBYs cricitising it left right and centre, and fighting over trees and also trivial matters. That's why they are light years ahead of us - in terms of being civilised etc, rather than have retirees who have too much in their superannuation savings whilst having nothing else better to do but to tie themselves to a tree. [at least, that's my narrow view of the issues faced - I'm sure there are others which are debated legitimately here on this board but the NIMBYism I've read through the media is astounding]Swift wrote:Even Turkey is light years ahead of us and no doubt didn't cost them in billions of dollars. Not to mention probably completed in months rather than years for the same length of line.
(Note: I appreciate the discussion on this board, which is certainly not NIMBYism which I am referring to)