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We can live in small cities. There, roads work fine. The energy efficiency issue isn't so clear. Single-occupancy vehicles don't run empty, at least until self
by burfog 8y ago
We can live in small cities. There, roads work fine.
The energy efficiency issue isn't so clear. Single-occupancy vehicles don't run empty, at least until self-driving makes it possible. In typical systems, trains are pretty empty.
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoI haven’t sat on an empty train in a big city in a long time. If it’s a small city without a lot of economic activity, it makes sense that your trains would run empty.
- burfog 8y agoSmall cities don't have trains. Maybe you consider Boston to be a small city? They have some pretty empty trains, particularly the commuter rail. (yes it leaves the city, but that is the whole point of something that we aren't calling a subway)
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoThat’s funny, since the last time I was on a commuter train was in Boston from Wesley to downtown. It was pretty packed as well.
- masonic 8y agoI haven’t sat on an empty train in a big city in a long time Come check out San Jose's VTA.