• piccolo@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    3 个月前

    You’d be suprised how many people commute more than an hour by car. The prospect of having affordable housing with more job opportunities will certainly bring in more people.

    • Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world
      31·
      3 个月前

      France spends ~$15 million/mile for high speed commuter rail. Which means that line would cost $1.5 billion.

      I don’t think it’s bringing in that many more people. Even when you amortize it across all of the little cities it would go through

      • piccolo@sh.itjust.works
        31·
        3 个月前

        Implying the line would stop at the town and not carry on to the next. Also, how much is being spent on building and maintaining freeways?

        • jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works
          0·
          3 个月前

          too much, which is why I propose dirt highways with 45mph speed limits. Low initial cost, drivers drive safer, and helps the towing industry grow.

        • Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world
          11·
          3 个月前

          Even when you amortize it across all of the little cities

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