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www.thetransportpolitic.com
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| | | | | ยป A proposal for New York regional rail improvements. This is the second post in a two-part series by guest author Alon Levy. This part describes a proposed regional rail network. The first part ex... | |
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ashtonkemerling.com
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| | | | | [AI summary] The provided text is a detailed, multi-faceted discussion on high-speed rail (HSR) and its viability as an alternative to air travel, particularly focusing on the California High-Speed Rail (CA HSR) project. Key points include: 1. **HSR vs. Air Travel**: The author argues that HSR can be a competitive alternative to air travel, especially for shorter distances. They challenge the notion that HSR is unachievable with current technology and funding, citing examples like Japan's Shinkansen and China's high-speed rail networks. The text questions the feasibility of a 2-hour and 40-minute travel time between San Francisco and Los Angeles, suggesting that even a 2-hour and 48-minute trip could be competitive with air travel when considering airport s... | |
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humantransit.org
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| | | | | A reader asks: [Alon Levy's] post onThe Transport Politicabout through-routing commuter rail in New York brought up a question I've had for several years regarding transit systems. Why isn't through-routing more common? This applies to rail, BRT, regular bus, etc. It seems that through-routing all or most of a city's lines via a central transit [...] | |
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humantransit.org
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| | | Columbus, Ohio's metro transit agency, COTA, has now released a new network plan for public comment. As in the recently unveiled similar plan for Houston, I led the network design task on this project as part of a consulting team led by IBI Associates. Again, the core idea is to expand the Frequent Network [...] | ||
