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minus-squarepiccolo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoYou’d be suprised how many people commute more than an hour by car. The prospect of having affordable housing with more job opportunities will certainly bring in more people.
minus-squareLv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·3 months agoFrance spends ~$15 million/mile for high speed commuter rail. Which means that line would cost $1.5 billion. I don’t think it’s bringing in that many more people. Even when you amortize it across all of the little cities it would go through
minus-squarepiccolo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·3 months agoImplying the line would stop at the town and not carry on to the next. Also, how much is being spent on building and maintaining freeways?
minus-squareLv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·3 months ago Even when you amortize it across all of the little cities Please read the comment in it’s entirety before responding ❤️
minus-squarejumping redditor [they/them]@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agotoo much, which is why I propose dirt highways with 45mph speed limits. Low initial cost, drivers drive safer, and helps the towing industry grow.
You’d be suprised how many people commute more than an hour by car. The prospect of having affordable housing with more job opportunities will certainly bring in more people.
France spends ~$15 million/mile for high speed commuter rail. Which means that line would cost $1.5 billion.
I don’t think it’s bringing in that many more people. Even when you amortize it across all of the little cities it would go through
Implying the line would stop at the town and not carry on to the next. Also, how much is being spent on building and maintaining freeways?
Please read the comment in it’s entirety before responding ❤️
too much, which is why I propose dirt highways with 45mph speed limits. Low initial cost, drivers drive safer, and helps the towing industry grow.