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tweet by amtrak ben: i think we should build high speed rail next to freeways only because it would make drivers feel like complete losers all the time
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We have the opposite problem in Atlanta. The Marta train only goes about 40mph, so even in pretty heavy traffic, cars will be flying past it. It's fucking ridiculous they don't make it faster.
MARTA trains hit at least 70 between e.g. Arts Center and Lindbergh or Buckhead and Medical Center (among other segments). Go stand up front next to the conductor compartment and take a look -- there's a big MPH readout right in the middle of the console that's easy to see from the door.
(Also, don't forget that this meme is about high-speed rail (intercity), which is not the same thing a subway system like MARTA (intracity).)
That problem is, it's not up to us when to build these rails and where.
The states need their car registration $$$
Sadly the car registration and other car related taxes, don't even cover the costs of maintaining car infrastructure. So it's no even a good reason.
Highways are a great way to install new regional transit. Brightline West is going to link Los Angeles to Las Vegas in the median of interstate 15. That highway is a total mess on weekends and this new line is expected to drastically reduce traffic with big convenience wins given its average speed of 101mph/165kph. And the project is funding wildlife overpasses and other habitat improvements.
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