but when you look at Dallas you see very little "network" in core, plus very long lines w sparse stop spacing...bad for ridership and cost
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Replying to @380kmh @urbanophile
Agreed. Transit works in networks and this is something that Nashville figured out.
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Replying to @vanshnook @urbanophile
if his point were "don't make mistakes of transit systems like Dallas" it would be one thing, but instead it's "don't build trains lol"
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not familiar with Dallas, but it seems like a city where buses make more sense and trains may not be worthwhile
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Any city that's over 100 years old makes sense for trains.
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Replying to @vanshnook @neipate96 and
In the 20th Century cities were redesigned for cars. So why can't we redesign them again for cars and trains? Saying we can't is just lazy.
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we could with lots of new development. but trains in a low-density, de-centralized is unlikely to be well-used
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Replying to @neipate96 @vanshnook and
nor have much speed advantage over buses
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given stop patterns for buses it's hard to imagine lacking a speed advantage--but yes, lack of use is the main obstacle
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Replying to @380kmh @neipate96 and
that said, chicken/egg problem for new dev supporting rail service--if no railway built, what incentive for new dev to be dense or infill?
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crucial selling point of rail is that a trip by train takes as long when the train is full as when it's empty--can't say the same for roads!
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Replying to @380kmh @neipate96 and
so there's strong incentive to *never* build up to the point where roads are fully utilized, because such roads are miserable to drive on...
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Replying to @380kmh @neipate96 and
...and consequently if there's ever to be development above this congestion threshold, it helps for a railway to be already there
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