The most important criticism I've seen of the Texas HSR project is that the station locations will not be at the hearts of Dallas or Houston (although the Dallas one will only be a 20 minute walk away, fwiw), but I don't think this is as bad as people think...
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...main reasons for my optimism here: - mostly competing with flying, stations are better sited than the airports - meets people where they are--most don't walk or take transit yet, and that wouldn't change much if stations were downtown - will likely keep developing over time!
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to clarify my last point: what I mean is both that the cities themselves will keep developing (ie the station sites will become more important over time) AND that the HSR will keep developing (new routes and stations--can always build a downtown extension later!)
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you can read the full side-by-side here: https://www.texascentral.com/2018/02/01/the-texas-bullet-train-vs-california-high-speed-rail/ … and don't forget to follow
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the virgin “high speed rail” vs the chad shinkansen
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jfc california isn't even trying anymore.
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Preemptive 9/10, would ride
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