queensimia:dagdammit:queensimia:thesmithian:thesmithian-blog:…the president’s second term may provid
queensimia:dagdammit:queensimia:thesmithian:thesmithian-blog:…the president’s second term may provide another chance for him to push his vision for high-speed passenger rail, which was stalled by Congress’ refusal to keep paying for it.more.Do you even know how much I would love for this to be implemented…Not having to pony up hundreds of dollars to visit people on the other side of the continent, endure hours-long claustrophobic car rides, AND enjoy all the benefits of a train ride? SIGN ME UP YOUh. Don’t you already have that option? I just did some quick research. Stimulus spending under Obama already allocated 8 billion dollars to light rail projects, over 1 billion of of which went directly to Amtrak.Frankly, I’m a little hesitant to see any more government money invested directly in rail projects, given their tendency to be overpriced in the USA. At a glance article seems to be about restructuring tax incentives, which sounds much smarter (assuming it’ll be effective).Please do correct me if I’m wrong on any of the above.You’re not wrong, but with Amtrak’s history of derailing more easily than a Godwinned thread, I’d much rather travel something with stricter safety guidelines.yes, this is goodwill forever hate Rick Scott for striking down the I-4 corridor high speed rail because he didn’t want to take federal fundsughhhh just fuck you man -- source link