So it's just a worse tunnel then
Ha
Yeah, I've said this before, but USA seems like a perfect place to build a HSR right? It seems like an ez money too now that I think about it.
Copying my comment on !publictransport@slrpnk.net :
Iβm not even from USA to be clear, but my limited image of USA is that it lacks efforts of building public transport, especially compared to other developed countries. Heck, compared to developing countries even.
One of the example, US seems like a perfect place to build a high-speed rail network. Yet, CAHSR seems to keep getting delayed. In comparison Morocco has a HSR. Even Indonesia has one opened last year.
Yeah, should have rephrased that. AFAIK Elon is a South African, not even US citizen right?
I'm not even from USA to be clear, but my limited image of USA is that it lacks efforts of building public transport, especially compared to other developed countries. Heck, compared to developing countries even.
One of the example, US seems like a perfect place to build a high-speed rail network. Yet, CAHSR seems to keep getting delayed. In comparison Morocco has a HSR. Even Indonesia has one opened last year.
Thanks for the reply. TIL about the Portland's LRT. After watching a video about it [1], my impression about the LRT is that it seems like one of the best LRT in North America.
The crime part is really unfortunate though, and I doubt there is anything the LRT can do about it as it's not their fault, rather, it's probably a systematic problem, cmiiw.
The problem it canβt solve is that rich people might have to interact with mere humans.
I can relate. We, in Indonesia, have a problem where politicians, whose never even ride a train before, gets to decide the policies about public transport, and those who gets the consequenece is low-middle class who uses public transport. There was a meme from a year ago where a tone-deaf politician says the overcrowded trains in Jakarta doesn't exist even though it overcrowding is clearly a problem in regional line (KRL) due to lack of trains.
I wonder if rail would be more appealing to them if the coaches were designed as multiple isolated cells that seated 4-6, rather than straight-through corridors that permit mingling.
Assuming we're talking about short distance trains, absolutely no, lol. It's just space inefficient. I will understand if it is a long distance trains, and it is a thing.
Also I haven't really looked into this Vegas Loop thing until now, and the tweet was right, it only connects a convention center and a hotel LOL
I notice that communities in this instance prefers to post links. Wouldn't it be nice if we post more discussion/question types of post?
Iβm on the Sublinks Matrix, the project has come to a halt.
That's sad :( any specific reason why?
Mbin so far looks promising to me
I prefer to have my own community, I already have my own vision/preference on what I want the community would be like
I've said this before:
I wanted something like Skyscrapercity forum but on Lemmy, or something similar to r/transit.
(As a context, in Skyscrapercity is a discussion forum about infrastructures in the world, underrated website)
Public transports are not limited to trams, trolleys, and street cars. It also includes trains, high-speed rail buses, etc. And my vision for this community is that I want the community to be discussion-oriented. For example, the accessibility of a public transport, the obstacles of building one, the ticket price, the effect it has on the city, integrations between modes, etc. Take a look at https://reddit.com/r/transit for example.
To be clear, I'm not saying that !trams_trolleys_streetcars@lemmy.blahaj.zone is a bad community, it just has difference purpose, as far as I can understand. I'll probably try to crosspost some of the post there.
Ahh found one. Adding it to the list.