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Affordable high-speed rail won't work in America at all. It's not because of logistics, or cost, or even resources. It's because high-speed rail would let the
by sneakernets 8y ago
Affordable high-speed rail won't work in America at all. It's not because of logistics, or cost, or even resources.
It's because high-speed rail would let the poorest have roughly the same freedom of movement the rich have now. And we can't have that now can we?
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- hnaccy 8y agoYou can already find "affordable" travel between LA and SF using greyhound or craigslist ad-hoc rideshares etc. Is there anywhere in world where HSR is cheap enough for poor people to use it much?
- sqd 8y agoChina I suppose? It relies on government subsidies though.