ProPublica has the horrifying details of the vast underground transportation system Elon Musk's Boring Company is building in Las Vegas. It's supposed to ease congestion on and around the Strip. ProPublica describes the project as an example of “Musk’s notion of how government officials should deal with entrepreneurs: avoid lengthy reviews before building and instead impose fines later if anything goes awry.”
It’s a cautionary tale for what the guy who thinks he’s king of the world will probably try to do elsewhere in the United States. I highly recommend the full article, but here's a good taste of what Trump's puppetmaster has in mind for the rest of us:
Because the project, now known as the Vegas Loop, is privately operated and receives no federal funding, it is exempt from the kinds of exhaustive governmental vetting and environmental analyses demanded by the other cities that Boring pitched. Such reviews assess whether a proposal is the best option and inform the public of potential impacts to traffic and the environment.
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