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44nutman
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« Reply #30 on: February 20, 2011, 05:22:13 pm » |
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I for one don't think high speed rail will have the ridership to support the rail. Disney has signed on which will help but still how often will locals use it. YOu can go from the airport, I-drive(Universal), Disney and then points in Tampa. The conudrum I have is losing the money(which will go somewhere else) but we will be on the hook for maintenance ,meeting payroll, etc. I just don't think there will be enough riders to support those costs.
I think high speed rail does work in other countries because the large cities were built without thinking of cars. A majority of Euros, toll around on Vespas and every family does not have 2 cars. It is tough to function in Orlando without a car and everyone already has a means to get somewhere without cars. The buses aren't great and I had to use them for about 3 months about 10 years ago, so they may have gotten better since my experience, but gettting around that way is a huge time sink.
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