Elon Musk’s Hyperloop 'approval' seems to be from the White House
Earlier today, we reported that Elon Musk and The Boring Company had reportedly been given verbal government approval to build a Hyperloop that would connect New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington DC, according to a tweet posted by Musk.
Just received verbal govt approval for The Boring Company to build an underground NY-Phil-Balt-DC Hyperloop. NY-DC in 29 mins.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 20, 2017
He followed that up with a statement about how formal approval will take a lot of work, but that he was confident it would get done quickly.
Still a lot of work needed to receive formal approval, but am optimistic that will occur rapidly
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 20, 2017
But for that to happen, he’ll probably have to have some sort of conversation with the cities themselves, and so far that doesn’t seem to have taken place. While a White House spokesperson told us that it believes innovation often comes from the “ingenuity and drive of the private sector,” and that it has had “positive conversations” with Musk, it appears that those conversations didn’t include representatives from the cities that would be affected by the Hyperloop. The New York City mayor’s deputy press secretary Ben Sarle told Engadget, “Nobody in City Hall, or any of our city agencies, has heard from Mr. Musk or any representatives of his company.”
Similarly, the Washington DC mayor’s deputy press secretary Susana Castillo said, “This is the first we heard of it too, but we can’t wait to hear more.”
Whether Baltimore has been included in these talks is unclear, but according to a statement made by its mayor, Catherine Pugh, the city is excited about the prospect. “I am excited to hear about Elon Musk’s underground Hyperloop connecting New York to Washington, DC through Baltimore. If his plan becomes a reality it has tremendous potential to create new opportunities for Baltimore and transform the way we link to neighboring cities,” said Pugh.
We’ve reached out to Philadelphia’s city hall to see if they’ve been a part of any of these conversations. But if they’re as out of the loop as everyone else is, it’s hard to imagine how these approvals will be issued as rapidly has Musk hopes. In the meantime, he probably should hold off on handing out Hyperloops like he’s Oprah.
For sure. First set of tunnels are to alleviate greater LA urban congestion. Will start NY-DC in parallel. Then prob LA-SF and a TX loop.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 20, 2017
Source: Engadget
Elon Musk’s Hyperloop 'approval' seems to be from the White House
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