The Urbanist Update: Alstom Acela problems, BART Extension Bloated and Chicago Union Station Upgrades (Patreon)

Bloated BART Extension, New Chicago Union station*, and HS2 Cancelled: The Urbanist Update

The Urbanist Update for the Week of October 9th. We talk about NIMBYS, Amtrak and BART. Articles found here: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/05/french-train-manufacturer-alstom-plunges-35percent-after-cash-flow-downgrade.html https://future.mta.info/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/10/04/san-jose-bart-extension-will-be-further-delayed-and-cost-more/amp/ https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/03/caltrans-official-demoted-whistleblower-complaint-00119767 https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/sf-supervisors-housing-nimby-wiener-18383235.php https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/04/world/europe/rishi-sunak-high-speed-rail-project.html The Armchair Urbanist Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhycIWhOLttikNg2Z1aJvGPoqijpGs9qh My Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3VLdvwf4NKDkCYAiB0NAhw Posters and other Merch here: https://armchair-urbanist-2.creator-spring.com/ My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/alanthefisher All Social Media & Discord found here: https://linktr.ee/alanthefisher Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 0:12 Amtrak vs Alstom 1:13 MTA 20 year plan 2:59 BART San Jose 4:39 Caltrans Whistle Blower 6:18 Amtrak Airo 7:10 SF Housing 9:15 Amtrak Midwest 9:58 HS2 Cancelled