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Re:Segway was supposed to change the world. Two decades late... by all2 on Saturday November 03, 2018 @11:48PM (#18374083)
High speed rail would allow people who live in Milwaukee and Madison to commute to Chicago, and vice versa. What is a 3 hour drive would become a 45 minute commute, which is reasonable considering the distance.

Cost of living drops off as you leave metro areas. Like another responder to your comment noted: people pay for convenience. I'd say cost is a disadvantage of living in a high-density area.

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Re:Segway was supposed to change the world. Two decades late... by Retric on Sunday November 04, 2018 @06:22AM (#18375332)
High speed rail can’t do multiple quick stops. So, you can get to a city’s center with it, but acceleration and deceleration times plus station time means you are stuck with subways for in city use. You can’t use high speed rail and and a subway system to move very far and still have a 45 minuet commute.

So, now you need to live near HSR and your job also needs to be next to HSR in order for that trip to work.

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