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Btw, this is the main train station for a metro area with a population roughly the same size as Miami, DC, Philly, or Atlanta. (In case you’re wondering how far behind we are)

Btw, this is the main train station for a metro area with a population roughly the same size as Miami, DC, Philly, or Atlanta. (In case you’re wondering how far behind we are)

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Our biggest economic competitors have train stations that look like this and Americans want to debate whether we should have trains that connect major cities?

Our biggest economic competitors have train stations that look like this and Americans want to debate whether we should have trains that connect major cities?

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43 years ago, France proved trains could reach 235 mph. Today, the Acela, the fastest train, in the world’s largest economy, averages just 67 mph. Don’t let anyone tell you we’ve truly tried high-speed rail in this country and it didn’t work.

43 years ago, France proved trains could reach 235 mph. Today, the Acela, the fastest train, in the world’s largest economy, averages just 67 mph. Don’t let anyone tell you we’ve truly tried high-speed rail in this country and it didn’t work.

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The idea that this Big Boy was rotting in a parking lot in Pomona, CA for six decades until Union Pacific rebuilt every component to get it working again is actually awe inspiring.

The idea that this Big Boy was rotting in a parking lot in Pomona, CA for six decades until Union Pacific rebuilt every component to get it working again is actually awe inspiring.

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You know GDP per capita does not correlate with quality of life when a place like this is poorer than every US state.

You know GDP per capita does not correlate with quality of life when a place like this is poorer than every US state.

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“What if we put strip malls and endless cul-de-sacs here?”

“What if we put strip malls and endless cul-de-sacs here?”

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This is basically like off the shelf technology that our policymakers refuse to implement in the biggest economy on the planet.

This is basically like off the shelf technology that our policymakers refuse to implement in the biggest economy on the planet.

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When people are given a protected bike path that takes them where they want to go, people will use it!

When people are given a protected bike path that takes them where they want to go, people will use it!

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There is no city in the US or Canada as dense as Barcelona and yet they’ve been able to convert streets into permanent public third spaces.

There is no city in the US or Canada as dense as Barcelona and yet they’ve been able to convert streets into permanent public third spaces.

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That DC metro transfer is perfect

That DC metro transfer is perfect

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This man who placed his telescope in the middle of a Brooklyn road to show strangers what Saturn looks like has done more for traffic calming than any elected official in the lower 48. Let’s protect this man at all costs.

This man who placed his telescope in the middle of a Brooklyn road to show strangers what Saturn looks like has done more for traffic calming than any elected official in the lower 48. Let’s protect this man at all costs.

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How can this country not want this?

How can this country not want this?

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Yeah I wonder why airlines are against high speed rail between major neighboring cities

Yeah I wonder why airlines are against high speed rail between major neighboring cities

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I feel conflicted, but my opinion is that the design of this crossing is flawed and this doesn’t seem to be the driver’s fault. In your view, whose fault do you think it is?

I feel conflicted, but my opinion is that the design of this crossing is flawed and this doesn’t seem to be the driver’s fault. In your view, whose fault do you think it is?

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For every new highway we build and/or expand, we should mandate we build rail in the median.

For every new highway we build and/or expand, we should mandate we build rail in the median.

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It’s a massive policy failure that more cities in the country don’t look and feel like this.

It’s a massive policy failure that more cities in the country don’t look and feel like this.

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The new Kanas City airport terminal opened today! An airport that was in desperate need of expansion, has consolidated all three terminals into one brand new 40 gate terminal. Now it needs a rail connection…

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Newark Street in Jersey City went car free a few years ago and I just wonder why we didn’t do it earlier…

Newark Street in Jersey City went car free a few years ago and I just wonder why we didn’t do it earlier…

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In a state with a $225 billion economy, it’s good to know the only rail transit is a people mover for an airport that primarily serves another state’s metro. (Cincy Airport in KY)

In a state with a $225 billion economy, it’s good to know the only rail transit is a people mover for an airport that primarily serves another state’s metro. (Cincy Airport in KY)

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It’s always “we need to compete with China on AI” and never their train infrastructure.

It’s always “we need to compete with China on AI” and never their train infrastructure.

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A reminder that Mayor Anne Hidalgo will go down as one of the most consequential mayors of the modern time: a mayor who literally built 600 miles of bike lanes and made hundreds of streets car free in her 12 years as Paris mayor. Bravo.

A reminder that Mayor Anne Hidalgo will go down as one of the most consequential mayors of the modern time: a mayor who literally built 600 miles of bike lanes and made hundreds of streets car free in her 12 years as Paris mayor. Bravo.

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Yeah I can’t imagine why they’d cancel school when this happened to students yesterday, Jimmy.

Yeah I can’t imagine why they’d cancel school when this happened to students yesterday, Jimmy.

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Governors Hochul’s ADA plan for the 69% of subway stations that have no elevators and now no funding to do so:

Governors Hochul’s ADA plan for the 69% of subway stations that have no elevators and now no funding to do so:

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If you’re wondering why we are in a once in a lifetime housing crisis, it’s because older homeowners who bought their homes for a few blueberries do this at nearly every public meeting on new housing in the country.

If you’re wondering why we are in a once in a lifetime housing crisis, it’s because older homeowners who bought their homes for a few blueberries do this at nearly every public meeting on new housing in the country.

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I’m just in awe of Singapore’s airport.

I’m just in awe of Singapore’s airport.

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It’s absolutely wild that you can take this train to and from an airport, and you can fly and land in the United States and your only option will be rideshare, a bus that comes every 60 minutes or to rent a car. Are we genuinely not embarrassed?

It’s absolutely wild that you can take this train to and from an airport, and you can fly and land in the United States and your only option will be rideshare, a bus that comes every 60 minutes or to rent a car. Are we genuinely not embarrassed?

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In 2003, Saturn released a commercial that ironically highlighted the inefficiency of cars and how much space they occupy.

In 2003, Saturn released a commercial that ironically highlighted the inefficiency of cars and how much space they occupy.

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Introducing the Trump Train: an American built train capable of going up to 200 mph! We need these trains to connect all major cities in the country together so that everyone can get on the Trump Train 🇺🇸🚄

Introducing the Trump Train: an American built train capable of going up to 200 mph! We need these trains to connect all major cities in the country together so that everyone can get on the Trump Train 🇺🇸🚄

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Please god tell me Ontario didn’t spend $550 million per mile for a light rail line that doesn’t get signal priority. I’m going to crash out…

Please god tell me Ontario didn’t spend $550 million per mile for a light rail line that doesn’t get signal priority. I’m going to crash out…

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*bites lip*

bites lip

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The cognitive dissonance an entire generation has worldwide about the housing crisis needs to be studied for a century:

The cognitive dissonance an entire generation has worldwide about the housing crisis needs to be studied for a century:

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Americans driving through one of the oldest car-free plazas in Munich and wondering why there’s a flowerpot in the middle of the road just goes to show that our people will never resist driving on every inch of land. 🦅🇺🇸

Americans driving through one of the oldest car-free plazas in Munich and wondering why there’s a flowerpot in the middle of the road just goes to show that our people will never resist driving on every inch of land. 🦅🇺🇸

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According to Redfin, the hottest neighborhood in the country is Clinton Hill in Brooklyn, which is 20x denser than Charlotte, and is served by two subway lines and within walking distance to multiple parks. But there’s “no demand” for neighborhoods like this.

According to Redfin, the hottest neighborhood in the country is Clinton Hill in Brooklyn, which is 20x denser than Charlotte, and is served by two subway lines and within walking distance to multiple parks. But there’s “no demand” for neighborhoods like this.

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NYC’s transit system is one of the most incredible logistical marvels in the world, and moves millions of people daily.

NYC’s transit system is one of the most incredible logistical marvels in the world, and moves millions of people daily.

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We aren’t stopping climate change, are we?

We aren’t stopping climate change, are we?

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I think we literally need to pay for every elected official and policymaker to visit places with high speed rail if we want our country to not be so far behind.

I think we literally need to pay for every elected official and policymaker to visit places with high speed rail if we want our country to not be so far behind.

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It’s literally the difference between designing a place around cars or not.

It’s literally the difference between designing a place around cars or not.

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Thank god NO ONE wants places that look like this in the United States. Right guys? Right?

Thank god NO ONE wants places that look like this in the United States. Right guys? Right?

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