Dan Romero
@dwr.eth
Don't tell California transportation progressives that the last state to build a high speed rail was...Florida. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brightline
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@themuyideen.eth
You’d think Cali with its strong push for green transportation would have been the first to achieve this
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Jarrett
@jarrettr
Half of the issue with the cali HSR is the legal challenges around the land they’re using :/
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Dan Romero
@dwr.eth
The biggest issue is California government incompetence. https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/i-dont-get-the-high-speed-rail-thing https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/why-cant-america-build-trains
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Jarrett
@jarrettr
Half was an exaggeration, but legal challenges from nimbys (which are mentioned in the first of Noah’s blog posts) are not an insignificant factor in how it’s turned out so far. Infrastructure cost overruns in North America in general are ridiculous and aren’t just limited to trains/transit, there’s something seriously wrong with how we build here
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