Re:Shortest times between train stations in Europe
by ghaff on Saturday December 28, 2024 @07:59PM
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I do take Acela from Central Massachusetts to NYC but mostly because I hate driving into NYC so much. (And don't need a car when I get there.) It basically involves driving an hour in the wrong direction to south suburban Boston. I could drive to New Haven and for a longer drive I'd get a shorter/cheaper trip.
Re:Shortest times between train stations in Europe
by mnky9800n on Saturday December 28, 2024 @07:30PM
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You highlighted it. The real problem is when you get somewhere you still need a car.
Re:Shortest times between train stations in Europe
by mitthrowaway2 on Sunday December 29, 2024 @11:54AM
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It's possible that would gradually start to change, starting around rail stations.
Re:Shortest times between train stations in Europe
by mnky9800n on Monday December 30, 2024 @08:26AM
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That requires the area around rail stations to be built for pedestrians and bicycles, not cars. That doesn’t seem to be the case in many places in America.
Re:Shortest times between train stations in Europe
by mitthrowaway2 on Tuesday December 31, 2024 @11:53AM
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Places can change! American cities were built for pedestrians in the '20s, and Dutch cities were built fir cars until the '90s.
When you factor in that you need a car in both your departing city and destination city (except for NYC), AND the fact that nearly every household in those regions owns one or multiple cars (which is not true in higher density/higher urbanization countries)...it begins to not make sense especially given the massive upfront cost of construction.