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Episode 168: Cincinnati's Ghost Subway
2024/10/30
Well There‘s Your Problem
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Eric
通过四年的激进储蓄和投资，实现50岁早退并达到“胖FI”状态。
Eric和Liam深入探讨了辛辛那提地铁项目从最初的雄心勃勃到最终失败的全过程。他们分析了项目失败的多种原因，包括政治腐败、经济危机、以及规划和设计上的缺陷。他们还对比了辛辛那提地铁项目与其他城市地铁项目的异同，并对项目失败的教训进行了总结和反思。
两位主持人对辛辛那提地铁项目的失败表示惋惜，认为该项目的失败是城市规划和公共交通建设中的一个警示案例。他们认为，在未来的城市建设中，应该吸取辛辛那提地铁项目的教训，避免类似的错误再次发生。他们还探讨了辛辛那提地铁项目对城市发展的影响，以及如何更好地利用现有的基础设施。
Deep Dive
The episode explores the history and abandonment of Cincinnati's subway system, detailing the city's rapid growth, the initial plans for a rapid transit system, and the various factors that led to its eventual demise.
- Cincinnati's rapid growth in the 19th and early 20th centuries led to plans for a rapid transit system.
- The city faced challenges such as corruption, financial difficulties, and changes in urban planning priorities.
- Despite significant progress, the subway system was never completed due to a combination of legal issues, economic downturns, and the rise of automobile culture.
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