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?
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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.
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The Amtrak lounge at Penn Station is absolutely stunning.
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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.
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Making Central Park car-free was undoubtedly the correct choice. The idea that making urban parks car-free is so divisive is something I don’t understand.
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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.
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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.
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“What if we put strip malls and endless cul-de-sacs here?”
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When people are given a protected bike path that takes them where they want to go, people will use it!
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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.
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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?
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Instead of spending $1.7 Trillion on giving everyone a $5000 check, how about we invest in a world class train network?
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Yeah I wonder why airlines are against high speed rail between major neighboring cities
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For every new highway we build and/or expand, we should mandate we build rail in the median.
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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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Arlington County, VA unanimously voted to allow up to 4, and sometimes 6 units on every lot, effectively ending single family zoning in a county served by 4 WMATA lines, to a standing ovation. Now 3,142 counties more to go. (Teo Armus)
