Climate

[zitothebrave]

It would also seem to me that a much better investment would be into public transportation. It's 2024 and the US is still one of the only developed nations to not have a bullet train? Why?

Imagine how much more tourism you could promote if you reduce the time it takes to get between major cities like Chicago and NY to only a couple hours or less. Imagine waking up in Atlanta on a Saturday and being able to grab some authentic cajun food in New Orleans and making it back in time to catch the Braves game that night.

Bullet Trains aren't super viable for the USA. The tokyo to kyoto bullet train has about 200 miles to cover and does it in about 2 hours or so with 3 stops. Comparable distance for NYC to Boston. Which is about a 4.5 hour drive. It's a hard sell when you have so much infrastructure invested into roads and bridges.

But beyond that what will make it hell is agreeing to what would qualify for it. IMO the only half shot we have is with a hub and spoke. Hub hits major cities (or just outside) like NYC, Boston, DC, Charlotte, Atlanta, Nashville, St. Louis, Dallas, Denver, SLC, Vegas, San Fran and each of them serves as hub for regional bullet trains SF could serve Boise, Portland and Seattle, LV could serve Phoenix, LA, and San DIego, Denver and SLC don't really hub much but could probably come up with some ideas. Just can't imagine building a ton of trains through/over the rockies makes sense. Dallas could hub for OKC and the big texas cities, STL would hub Minneapolis, Chicago, Cincy, Indy. Nashville hubs, Louisville, and New Orleans, Atlanta hubs florida, Charlotte Hubs SC and and Southern VA, DC does Richmond, Baltimore NYC does Philly, Wilmington western CT and NJ. Boston covers NE cities like Providence, Portland, etc.

Problem is that's an absolute assload of cost. It isn't not unworth it of course. It could be viable but I'd doubt we'd ever as a country be willing to agree to the cost of doing it.

[chop2chip]

Bullet Trains aren't super viable for the USA. The tokyo to kyoto bullet train has about 200 miles to cover and does it in about 2 hours or so with 3 stops. Comparable distance for NYC to Boston. Which is about a 4.5 hour drive. It's a hard sell when you have so much infrastructure invested into roads and bridges.

But beyond that what will make it hell is agreeing to what would qualify for it. IMO the only half shot we have is with a hub and spoke. Hub hits major cities (or just outside) like NYC, Boston, DC, Charlotte, Atlanta, Nashville, St. Louis, Dallas, Denver, SLC, Vegas, San Fran and each of them serves as hub for regional bullet trains SF could serve Boise, Portland and Seattle, LV could serve Phoenix, LA, and San DIego, Denver and SLC don't really hub much but could probably come up with some ideas. Just can't imagine building a ton of trains through/over the rockies makes sense. Dallas could hub for OKC and the big texas cities, STL would hub Minneapolis, Chicago, Cincy, Indy. Nashville hubs, Louisville, and New Orleans, Atlanta hubs florida, Charlotte Hubs SC and and Southern VA, DC does Richmond, Baltimore NYC does Philly, Wilmington western CT and NJ. Boston covers NE cities like Providence, Portland, etc.

Problem is that's an absolute assload of cost. It isn't not unworth it of course. It could be viable but I'd doubt we'd ever as a country be willing to agree to the cost of doing it.

By the time all of that would be completed, people will be traveling by portal

[Tapate50]

That's California for you. I would love to see the receipts on that venture. Someone pocketed a **** ton of cash.

California and the US don’t believe in checking on spending and earmarks.

They refused to do so with Ukraine money, and Californias homeless budget keeps getting bigger along with the homeless issues and no one has any clue where the money went

[Tapate50]

Organization Just Stop Oil paints Stonehenge in orange powder paint to protest the use of oil.

Asking our fellow libs here what the he orange paint on Stonehenge has to do with anything or is this just desecration of a national monument or park ?

Completely normal for lefties these days