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I think the counterpoint in the US is that most cities are very far apart and there is practically nothing in between. Obviously places like the northeast corri
by noahtallen 6y ago
I think the counterpoint in the US is that most cities are very far apart and there is practically nothing in between. Obviously places like the northeast corridor or the Bay Area are much more dense. But even a route from SF->Seattle is mostly traveling through non-dense areas. That gets even better across the west and Midwest
- aidenn0 6y agoWires than that. Most people live on the border of the cities and the nothing. Suburbs are practically designed to make mass transit expensive and slow.
- thdrdt 6y agoThis is why I don't get why gondola lifts are not more popular for both people and cargo. Maybe in cities the wind is an issue.
- robryk 6y agoThey used to be quite popular for cargo (IIUC trucks displaced them) and apparently they are becoming used again: https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2011/01/aerial-ropeways-automatic-cargo-transport.html https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2011/01/aerial-ropeways-auto...