tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998220416138471076.post7029204381670534606..comments2023-10-31T11:50:31.259-04:00Comments on i am a lefty: infrastructure, what's the deal?leftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684961753283766697noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998220416138471076.post-80616519978710479232008-12-18T19:06:00.000-05:002008-12-18T19:06:00.000-05:00oh, and BWI link? the marc train only goes on week...oh, and BWI link? the marc train only goes on weekdays, and amtrak (once an hour, maybe?) costs a fortune. the bus to the metro is ok...if it doesn't happen to be a holiday, in which case if you don't claw your way on board before the masses, yer F'd.leftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03684961753283766697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998220416138471076.post-82900629962659508272008-12-18T19:04:00.000-05:002008-12-18T19:04:00.000-05:00foggydew: our country wasn't built aorund trains??...foggydew: our country wasn't built aorund trains?? check your history book. working railroads were here way before any long, navigable roads were...how do you think we opened the west? with horse and buggy? railroads are used for ALL sorts of transport (including cars!). the problem is when you put an airport like Dulles or BWI way the hell out there, and come up with the transportation plan afterwards. totally backwards. a line to dulles? uh..what? or do you mean the plan that was barely approved that will take ages to execute, and will lure even more urban sprawl? i don't call that a 'line' in any sense of the word.leftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03684961753283766697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998220416138471076.post-38068279347115691952008-12-18T13:49:00.000-05:002008-12-18T13:49:00.000-05:00i just heard they're gonna do a high-speed electri...i just heard they're gonna do a high-speed electric train that will take you from DC to NYC in 2 hours! of course, it will probably take 10 years to implement and cost three times the original estimate...but I'm sure we can expect it sometime before 2020!Roxannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11343225163167846935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998220416138471076.post-36057602101016637522008-12-17T11:57:00.000-05:002008-12-17T11:57:00.000-05:00Other airports with mass transit links: BWI, Midwa...Other airports with mass transit links: BWI, Midway and O'Hare in Chicago, SFO in San Francisco, Pittsburgh has a dedicated busway, Dallas and Boston have train-bus combination just to name a few. <BR/><BR/>America wasn't built around trains. Railroads and light rail cost a lot of money to build and are not nearly as cost effective as roads, which can be used for other purposes.<BR/><BR/>That is, they are not cost effective until a lot more people start using them. A situation I believe is changing. Be patient, look how long it's taken to get a line out to Dulles.FoggyDewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934197854661226301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998220416138471076.post-10981461577593575062008-12-17T09:49:00.000-05:002008-12-17T09:49:00.000-05:00Here is an interesting video about the Toronto sub...Here is an interesting video about the Toronto subway system (which, though good, has its faults): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzaLWoVtkZ8LJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11863772247445220124noreply@blogger.com