Comment on Is America's quest for high-speed trains finally picking up steam?
wokehobbit@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Can we have affordable housing, medical care, and decent paying jobs instead?
Comment on Is America's quest for high-speed trains finally picking up steam?
wokehobbit@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Can we have affordable housing, medical care, and decent paying jobs instead?
n2burns@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
It’s not an “either-or”. HSR and public transit allow for Transit-oriented development which helps enable building more affordable housing. This also allows for residents to own less cars which on average cost owners ~$10K/year. Less cars also allows for reduced road budgets, so government can be allocated those funds elsewhere.