As the U.S. fantasizes, the rest of the world builds new transport system (2017)

Re:As the U.S. fantasizes, the rest of the world builds new ... by lunchbreak on Saturday December 22, 2018 @06:22PM (#18743070)

Wendover had a good video about China's rail network a while ago. [1]

Major points are:

1. China is willing to build loves that aren't self sustainable - whereas the USA isn't (and the US doesn't factor in the social benefits)

2. China's airspace is mostly military - leading to only small flight corridors and therefore significant delays for flights - making trains more reliable

3. China is willing to make train lines that make no sense beyond connecting areas that are not as friendly to the government to areas that are in the hope of increasing government support in those areas

[1] https://youtu.be/0JDoll8OEFE

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Re:As the U.S. fantasizes, the rest of the world builds new ... by techsupporter on Saturday December 22, 2018 @06:30PM (#18743114)

And, in general, where the government of China says a rail link goes is where it goes, with minimal planning and outside input from citizens and residents. In the U.S. and other Western-style governments, that's simply a non-starter.

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Re:As the U.S. fantasizes, the rest of the world builds new ... by tanilama on Saturday December 22, 2018 @06:34PM (#18743136)

Maybe US should rethink a little bit why it takes until 2029 to build a railway in between SF and LA, maybe the due diligence is exaggerated and wear the whole process down?

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Re:As the U.S. fantasizes, the rest of the world builds new ... by masonic on Saturday December 22, 2018 @06:45PM (#18743215)

  it takes until 2029 to build a railway in between SF and LA

SF to LA has had rail service for over 140 years.

The failure of HSR in CA has nothing to do with "the US" and everything to do with graft internal to CA.

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