This is a new one: this fellow is saying Japan's excellent railway network is a myth because it...is busy and goes everywherehttps://twitter.com/GuidoFawkes/status/1003911876915486721 …
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Replying to @380kmh
"Ah yes. I'm sure farmers are just BEGGING for their property to be carved like a ham via rail." The reason rural coverage is 'spotty' is because Japan doesnt just rip through everything like the US Feds do as far as I know
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Replying to @HollowFestival @380kmh
What even is "spotty"? The network is excellent by European or American standards.
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Replying to @poiThePoi @Chiakipus
this is a poor take--people in Japan use airplanes for long-distance trips too, even if it's possible to make the trip by train instead
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needless to say, most Japanese airports are accessible by train, and all (that I know of) are accessible by bus)
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Replying to @380kmh @Chiakipus
Oh yes. America doesn't have a rail network because of: * 1960's through 1990's white flight which made all interurban travel suburb->suburb or suburb->urban at best. * Transit Unions who double the cost of rail service if not more. * Buy America
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With that said, there's basically 6 cities worth mentioning on the West side of I-35, isolated from each other by mountains. The entire Western half of the country is best served by planes, and a Vancouver to Portland HSR. And once the West half uses planes for everything...
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Replying to @poiThePoi @Chiakipus
There are several viable intercity corridors out west, not all of which need HSR--and there are many more situations out west where suburban rail makes sense. People who think rail won't work bc it doesn't work on, say, Dallas to Seattle travel are seriously missing the point
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Replying to @380kmh @Chiakipus
Ok, but then build that suburban rail and do it well. (SLC, looking at you buddy... Portland, also looking at you, buddy...) And then hook it up to the airports (Which Seattle, Portland, Denver, and SLC all did, so CA needs to catch up).
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yes, 100%--I don't have much faith in most transit projects I've seen in USA so far, a thorough change in mindset is required
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