Rail infrastructure costs money to maintain. So do roads, for that matter. If this is the first step towards ubiquitous pollution-free air taxis, we should be cheering, not grousing.
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ripe_banana@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Why are tax dollar being spent making it a little faster for rich FiDi people to get to JFK. Take the A train like the rest of us.
There is so much infrastructure NYC could improve:
- Biking Infrastructure
- More subway routes in Brooklyn
- Better ties to PATH and LIRR
- Expanded and more reliable bus infrastructure
And that is just what I can think in the moment.
Uniquitous@lemmy.one 1 year ago
tillimarleen@feddit.de 1 year ago
yeah, let‘s get rid of this antiquated shit. I‘ll cut my legs off and copter out of this ridiculous set
ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 1 year ago
I’m just glad that vehicle take off, landing, flight and maintenance requires no associated infrastructure.
Uniquitous@lemmy.one 1 year ago
Does it need road? Rail? Asphalt, steel, or concrete, which wear down and need to be replaced? Or does it just need a standard charging station as used by current EV’s? FFS, get over your fucking normalcy bias.
ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 1 year ago
Extensive air traffic control and dedicated infrastructure that is applicable only to this one service (including anything power related), significantly higher inherent risks in its operation. A service that caters for the slightest fraction of travellers and the more people using it, the less practical an idea it is.
Normalcy in wanting services that have a meaningful impact for more than a handful of people.
lemann@lemmy.one 1 year ago
This! Instead of burning the money on useless garbage, put it towards the existing underfunded infrastructure which would benefit way more people!