I hate the idea of this rail, but at least it is a private project and it appears the land is only coming from willing sellers….so far. I would encourage people to keep up the fight.
I don’t think it is needed. Work and travel habits are rapidly changing. The numbers of commuters being thrown around are several years (decades) old. Technology will render many forms of travel unnecessary. My company is headquartered in Dallas and I’m in Houston. We correspond every day via email, chat, Go To Meeting, etc. I travel to that office maybe once a year.
On top of that, we are on the verge of major transportation shifts. Ride share, driverless cars, uber etc will likely be more favorable then going to a train station. The airlines won’t lie down. Expect to see incredibly competitive rates.
If it is successful, it will not help the local economies. It will hurt them. In much the same way that small down town areas were hurt when the interstate passed them up, those same communities that focused their growth along the interstate will once again be passed up. Then, we will have some dead downtown communities along with a dead interstate corridor.
I don’t think it is needed. Work and travel habits are rapidly changing. The numbers of commuters being thrown around are several years (decades) old. Technology will render many forms of travel unnecessary. My company is headquartered in Dallas and I’m in Houston. We correspond every day via email, chat, Go To Meeting, etc. I travel to that office maybe once a year.
On top of that, we are on the verge of major transportation shifts. Ride share, driverless cars, uber etc will likely be more favorable then going to a train station. The airlines won’t lie down. Expect to see incredibly competitive rates.
If it is successful, it will not help the local economies. It will hurt them. In much the same way that small down town areas were hurt when the interstate passed them up, those same communities that focused their growth along the interstate will once again be passed up. Then, we will have some dead downtown communities along with a dead interstate corridor.
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