high speed rail is basically a meme
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HSR has a specific niche which it's excellent for: medium range intercity travel on high-demand corridors
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if the distance is too far, flying is more competitive; if the traffic is too light, the investment never breaks even
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HSR is flashy and futuristic and means lots of contract $$$, so politicians dig it--but for actually improving mobility?
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it is WAY more important--in a country like the USA, at least--to build up more local transit networks
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if transit isn't a useful option for getting *around* cities, then it won't be very useful for getting *between* them either
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