The local economic impacts of high-speed railways: theories and facts

@Brexit_Refugee @UKLabour @robertJ_goodall Impacts of high speed rail are mixed. See this: https://t.co/HxK7jxHAFy

Ogólnie rzecz biorąc, przekonanie o tym, że wystarczy wybudować drogę/kolej/lotnisko/most/tunel/port, żeby rosło PKB jest jednym z największych mitów, w które wierzy spora częśc Polaków, w szczególności polityków. To tak nie działa. https://t.co/Tk1wXmtfE

@nikhilnarayanan The 'actual' longterm benefits of HSR are highly suspect. In Kerala, other than an expected fillip to tourism, I don't see any real advantage. In the absence of productivity gains or enhanced economic activity it looks ridiculous https:/

@PippyBing This says it is pretty mixed: https://t.co/fr3JSfHYFb

@Aswicahyono Betul sih, secara sederhana orang akan cenderung berpindah tempat ke wilayah yg fasilitasnya lbh lengkap. Makanya kota perantara mungkin akan brain drain. Studi soal TGV jg hasilnya mirip, efek ke turism malah mixed https://t.co/Hm8bp0DeWE

@DanielsTweeties @birdutterance @FrankMenger @ramblingsofmax Nee geen snelweg. Gewoon niks meer erbij. Genoeg beschadigd. Over die mythe dat snelle lijnen tot regionale ontwikkeling leiden is dit een goede nuancering: https://t.co/6hLvgvZmWr

@WimvanWegen @Stichtingfrom @MustafaAmhaouch @lelylijn Lees ajb deze studie en bedenk dan wat je regio allemaal anders kan doen met de miljarden, ipv die enorme aanpassing van de omgeving die economisch meer schaadt dan een Lelylijn ooit kan bijdragen http

@Outoftweet123 @IPPRNorth err - Nagano is not Birmingham nor Leeds. Much smaller than both. And one newspaper article doesn't represent truth. The picture is quite nuanced and depends on the regional policy framework in which the HS line sits. A rather mor

@clarkaw @Sathnam The benefits of HSR, especially for towns between the main terminals, are far from clear. Is it not better to be cautious about investing vast quantities of money in something of dubious value at a time when services are stretched? https

@Bostondaddy2 @bobbyllew found one study and it Cited in 14 articles (https://t.co/1JqyGkCXKL) https://t.co/kOwgAbMoMi

RT @DerekLaCasta: @yorkshirepost But do studies support this view, or is it likely regional imbalance be exacerbated rather than helped by…

@yorkshirepost But do studies support this view, or is it likely regional imbalance be exacerbated rather than helped by HS2? https://t.co/wVIS99WAw1

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