mondoman712 @ mondoman712 @lemmy.ml

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People are advocating for denser cities with better public transport, not for you to use the shitty bus in your suburb.

You can't have bigger markets in smaller areas with cars because the cars take up so much space. Public transport gives access while still allowing for density, which provides a much larger market. The only ones losing out are the auto makers and oil companies.

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It's not too make money but they still need money to run it, and in a lot of places a significant portion of that comes from fares. If they're replacing all of it with money coming from elsewhere then great.

It's still infrastructure to maintain all over the system.

Making it free just for residents is an interesting choice. I guess the argument is that they're paying taxes to cover the use while non residents are, but then you have to maintain all of the ticketing infrastructure for much lower revenue. They've also banned taking bikes on the trams as part of this, which isn't great.

California receives less than it contributes to the federal government. It subsidises other states.

There's ~$34 million in there to study new routes. The $3 billion of this going to CAHSR will:

• Fund six electric trains for testing and use
• Fund design and construction of trainset facilities
• Fund design and construction of the Fresno station
• Fund final design and right-of-way acquisition for the Merced and the Bakersfield extensions
• Fund construction in the Central Valley

See https://hsr.ca.gov/2023/12/05/news-release-high-speed-rail-authority-to-receive-record-3-1-billion-from-biden-administration/

"Retouching" is a very polite way to put it. I'm not commenting on the content, but I think it is worth pointing to the original video so they can have the views instead.

I just got recommended this video, which is suspiciously similar to (exactly the same as) the one you linked and released a year earlier.

Which is probably why it is taking so long.

I don't think any of the initial operating segment uses existing tracks. It's been taking a long time because funding is constantly being withheld so they don't have enough money to go any faster.

Are you referring to that one thing that one company in Poland did?

Are escooters a "very big source of traffic accidents"? I'm sure there have been crashes and there should be regulations, but are these crashes just much more publicised than car crashes and that's why you think there's been a lot?

Except cars cost the tax payer a lot more than they raise, and larger vehicles cost even more.

Maps sourced from OSM might be more precise for off road stuff in busy locations but in general Google maps will be more precise for city streets if you’re looking for an address.

The quality of OSM data really just depends on how many people are interested in mapping the area. Look at German cities for example and the data is excellent.

The point is, if you spend the money on other modes of transport you can serve those residents without the negative externalities that come along with more traffic.

I live in Switzerland, we have that convenient public transport.