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My uncle is a retired MTA employee and that was his job, keeping water out of the subway on a daily basis

There's something mistaken about Taipei Metro system. We raised our entrance mainly for storm and typhoon (hurricane) , not for tsunami. Also when rain flood so heavy that flood gate are closed and fence are set. Usually Gov will announce everyone better stay at home and don't go to school/work. Even shutdown service for safety.(Already almost no one will appear to take metro)

They should just take a clue from futurama and just raise the city to future flood levels thus solving the problem once and for all.

Who would've thought digging below the ground water level and creating entrances that bring most of the rainfall into the subway would create water problems.

As the New York City building engineer I can tell you that the storm water is going to be our biggest issue in the future besides the electrical grid

1:50 how thoughtful that they flash Paris on the screen before I can ask about their Seine River project 😅

So much money, yet the problem persists! 🌧️

7.6b spend half goes to few people pockets

0:07 Metropolitan Transportation Authority. If there's been a name change, we weren't notified.

Not a matter of IF but WHEN NYC won't be able to hold back the Atlantic Ocean.

When are we going to build back better?

We've collectively spent centuries getting to where we are. It's going to take us a while to solve the problems that are solvable.

6:55 gotta love those anti homeless stormwater proofed drains on the right new yorks civil engineers are truely world class at being a cruel

Okay, hear me out, instead of putting billions into sealing off the spaces from flood/rainwater, how about we invest in the projects that can help the city better integrate WITH the unwanted water. These boroughs are built in a grid street pattern so we can dig out a few of them, deep enough to hold excessive water in the event of flooding, and turn them into little canals with ample green space around for the rest of the year. We can learn or even take expertise from Korea, China, and the Netherlands in this regard.

If i was the company i would just invest in above ground trains tbh

It seems like it will be cheaper to just drone deliver individual people than to build a flood-proof subway.

great

The problem is money, the solution is money.

Would it be feasible to take the ground water and purify it for commercial use?