Re:Hypnotized by Hyperloop
by maxerickson on Sunday July 30, 2017 @12:44PM
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I bet trains win bigly for servicing bedroom communities. A stop is just a stop.
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Maybe, but a stop that can be twice as far away while taking the same commute time will probably yield lower housing costs since the amount of housing in an acceptable commute area is going to be much larger.
Re:Hypnotized by Hyperloop
by maxerickson on Sunday July 30, 2017 @05:47PM
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I was thinking about the amount of infrastructure needed to service the whole project corridor.
Of course it isn't clear how the hyperloop would work in practice, but I doubt a station would be less footprint than a train stop. And running the services simultaneously is probably harder with small shuttles than with a train that just stops at each station. Likely faster, but a lot more complicated.