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Re:Only 31% of California voters want to keep paying for bul... by DrScump on Saturday May 26, 2018 @06:23PM (#17164557)
How close does it get to the stated 25,000 passengers per hour throughput metric?
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Re:Only 31% of California voters want to keep paying for bul... by mmt on Monday May 28, 2018 @04:01PM (#17174502)
Keep in mind that's for light rail, only 1/4 of what the commenter claimed for HSR.

With 3 occupants per vehicle, 4 freeway lanes could carry 25k, not as outlandish-sounding as 25.

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