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As nice as expanded rail travel would be between cities, there are a lot of cities that are set up for cars and I was disappointed there doesn't seem to be much
by Larrikin 6y ago
As nice as expanded rail travel would be between cities, there are a lot of cities that are set up for cars and I was disappointed there doesn't seem to be much if any money in Biden's plan for creation and expansion of subway lines.
Even cities that have subway systems, they're in desperate need of new lines. Washington DC and Chicago spring to mind, since their systems could benefit greatly from simply adding an outer loop line. They both suffer from many lines where you have to go into the center to get back out again. The dream for the silver line was to connect the spokes in DC but I know of no real projects in Chicago. It would be a dream to have a map like this in Chicago[1]
I'm glad that Musk's proposed line was chased out the state. The Blue line needed expansion to allow for express lines to the airport, importantly with a few stops in between like a better planned purple line. Chicago did NOT need a 20 dollar a trip vanity project train that only went from O'Hare to the loop so that tourists and the wealthy could have a convenient private line to avoid all the poors. [2]
[1] http://www.gapersblock.com/detour/a_cta_map_for_2055/ http://www.gapersblock.com/detour/a_cta_map_for_2055/
[2] https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-biz-chicago-mayor-transportation-preckwinkle-lightfoot-20190227-story.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-biz-chicago-...