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> there would be weekly demands to build more rail capacity As an American living in Japan, part of the reason I moved here is that I think I'd die waiting for
by benrbray 5y ago
> there would be weekly demands to build more rail capacity
As an American living in Japan, part of the reason I moved here is that I think I'd die waiting for any sizable fraction of Americans to demand more rail capacity! I'll happily choose a train full of sweaty salarymen over, say, rush hour traffic in Atlanta any day!
- cmurf 5y agoThe American equivalent: demand more road capacity. Rip out the trees! Rip out the bike lanes and side walks! Rip out a row of houses! MORE LANES! This really is generational, I only get it from baby boomer relatives and friends. X don't give a crap. And the younger generations say we should walk or bike everywhere. Will it last? Or will they be subsumed into this seemingly never ending Americana story line?
- hutzlibu 5y ago"And the younger generations say we should walk or bike everywhere. " And then they also say, more trains. Because you can combine walking and cycling quite good with a train.