The US environment, systems, and societies are not conducive to HSR. You will see widespread cheap electric flights before you see HSR.
Here’s a good video explaining why: https://youtu.be/753xlF0EWsI
Basically the land costs way more, it’s viewed as business that needs to profit, not infrastructure you spend on, and you cant bulldoze over people as cheaply to make the necessary routes.
I hope so. It seems I came across as anti-HSR in my comment. But I would very much like to see investment in HSR in the US. I was more acknowledging the barriers are different there than compared to places like China.
Do you have a good reference I can check out on why tge barriers mentioned in the video aren’t as big as it makes out?
Yes. The comment was about explaining the under acknowledged problems/barriers to overcome, onea, that are smaller problems in China. It was not an argument against HSR, but a prediction on how political will in the US is more likely to be placed behind different infrastructure solutions than HSR. I think HSR is great and would love to see it in the US.
The US environment, systems, and societies are not conducive to HSR. You will see widespread cheap electric flights before you see HSR. Here’s a good video explaining why: https://youtu.be/753xlF0EWsI
Basically the land costs way more, it’s viewed as business that needs to profit, not infrastructure you spend on, and you cant bulldoze over people as cheaply to make the necessary routes.
You’re wrong and the video you provided is wrong.
I hope so. It seems I came across as anti-HSR in my comment. But I would very much like to see investment in HSR in the US. I was more acknowledging the barriers are different there than compared to places like China.
Do you have a good reference I can check out on why tge barriers mentioned in the video aren’t as big as it makes out?
Public transport doesn’t need to turn a profit. Once that’s fully understood, the rest makes far more sense
Which are problems that can be fixed??
Yes. The comment was about explaining the under acknowledged problems/barriers to overcome, onea, that are smaller problems in China. It was not an argument against HSR, but a prediction on how political will in the US is more likely to be placed behind different infrastructure solutions than HSR. I think HSR is great and would love to see it in the US.
Legal (anti-rail legislation both regarding constructing and operating it) and political (lack of funding and open political opposition).