3 ms·
> we just choose not to use it to benefit travelers The Northeast Corridor is the only viable rail corridor in the US. It could be better, but we absolutely us
by dehrmann 1y ago
> we just choose not to use it to benefit travelers
The Northeast Corridor is the only viable rail corridor in the US. It could be better, but we absolutely use it. Comparing the US to Europe is a mistake because cities aren't dense enough and are too far apart for European style rail to work.
- spauldo 1y agoThere's also the fact that American towns aren't dense and are poorly walkable. I'd love to be able to catch a train to the next town over, but once I get there I'd have to walk at least a mile or two to get where I want to go. Not that big a deal for me if the weather was nice and I wasn't in a hurry, but I couldn't rely on that for commuting and I couldn't do it at all if I had a disability. In cities big enough for a bus service it'd be all right, but you don't usually see that until you get 100k or so people.