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And while sales taxes keep going up as our roads start resembling those of a failing Banana Republic, King County Metro laughs at all of us working stiffs.....too many people in the wagon and not enough pulling it. Read it and weep:
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Don't you live in Phoenix?HFNY said:Anyone renew their car tabs lately? I suggest you do it on an empty stomach.
And while sales taxes keep going up as our roads start resembling those of a failing Banana Republic, King County Metro laughs at all of us working stiffs.....too many people in the wagon and not enough pulling it. Read it and weep:
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Infrastructure is boring, bro. If I'm spending someone else's money I'm not wasting it on the essentials.
I'm stoked for EZ-Pass everywhere so I can pay $9 each way to get to work... -
Ryde ur bike 2 wurk lol
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Az =\= ArizonaAZDuck said:
Don't you live in Phoenix?HFNY said:Anyone renew their car tabs lately? I suggest you do it on an empty stomach.
And while sales taxes keep going up as our roads start resembling those of a failing Banana Republic, King County Metro laughs at all of us working stiffs.....too many people in the wagon and not enough pulling it. Read it and weep:
thenewstribune.com/news/databases/article25861870.html?appSession=17149771349069588924019006104663890832108716243626052415517130961217930649508662484151180510563787058088032789682835098963182658&PageID=2&PrevPageID=1&cpipage=1&CPISortType=&CPIorderBy=
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lol, fuck offPitchfork51 said:
Az =\= ArizonaAZDuck said:
Don't you live in Phoenix?HFNY said:Anyone renew their car tabs lately? I suggest you do it on an empty stomach.
And while sales taxes keep going up as our roads start resembling those of a failing Banana Republic, King County Metro laughs at all of us working stiffs.....too many people in the wagon and not enough pulling it. Read it and weep:
thenewstribune.com/news/databases/article25861870.html?appSession=17149771349069588924019006104663890832108716243626052415517130961217930649508662484151180510563787058088032789682835098963182658&PageID=2&PrevPageID=1&cpipage=1&CPISortType=&CPIorderBy= -
You sound poor.HFNY said:Anyone renew their car tabs lately? I suggest you do it on an empty stomach.
And while sales taxes keep going up as our roads start resembling those of a failing Banana Republic, King County Metro laughs at all of us working stiffs.....too many people in the wagon and not enough pulling it. Read it and weep:
thenewstribune.com/news/databases/article25861870.html?appSession=17149771349069588924019006104663890832108716243626052415517130961217930649508662484151180510563787058088032789682835098963182658&PageID=2&PrevPageID=1&cpipage=1&CPISortType=&CPIorderBy= -
Uber-Pool. Autonomous. Drones.
- 100% privately financed
- can be implemented immediately
- require no additional freeway space
- scalable
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Anybody signing off on any single person making $100k a year in OT should be fired on the spot
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Do you want to clean the shitters at a public transportation hub? Me neither. Shut up and pay the man.Tequilla said:Anybody signing off on any single person making $100k a year in OT should be fired on the spot
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A friend of mine's tabs for his truck went from $250 to $600.
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I don't understand the love for light-rail. A railroaded transportation system. I think bus-only lanes and elevated bus-only lanes in the bad traffic areas make much more sense. At least the buses can pursue and continue on their own individual routes on side-streets and major arterials after they by-pass the worst of the traffic. Light-rail works great for those who live within 5-6 blocks of a station, not so much for everyone else. That light rail system will be obsolete by the time they finish it. I left Seattle, because of the traffic and lack of sun.
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Our light rail here is legit.priapism said:I don't understand the love for light-rail. A railroaded transportation system. I think bus-only lanes and elevated bus-only lanes in the bad traffic areas make much more sense. At least the buses can pursue and continue on their own individual routes on side-streets and major arterials after they by-pass the worst of the traffic. Light-rail works great for those who live within 5-6 blocks of a station, not so much for everyone else. That light rail system will be obsolete by the time they finish it. I left Seattle, because of the traffic and lack of sun.
It's fixed location is actually it's biggest advantage because you build around it.
The main issue is that the overhead lines are expensive and ugly.
Once we have a better leap in battery technology and as cities keep getting denser it'll make more sense than it does now. -
It's almost like rail transport has never been tried and been successful in other developed countries or something
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It was tried here in the 1850's.
Since then, new technology has emerged. -
Add rail transport to things ruined by the government.
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Hi. White Americans don't ride buses.priapism said:I don't understand the love for light-rail. A railroaded transportation system. I think bus-only lanes and elevated bus-only lanes in the bad traffic areas make much more sense. At least the buses can pursue and continue on their own individual routes on side-streets and major arterials after they by-pass the worst of the traffic. Light-rail works great for those who live within 5-6 blocks of a station, not so much for everyone else. That light rail system will be obsolete by the time they finish it. I left Seattle, because of the traffic and lack of sun.
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I left Seattle because of the elevated level of faggotry and arrogant lack of leadership across virtually every facet of life (#gosonics).priapism said:I don't understand the love for light-rail. A railroaded transportation system. I think bus-only lanes and elevated bus-only lanes in the bad traffic areas make much more sense. At least the buses can pursue and continue on their own individual routes on side-streets and major arterials after they by-pass the worst of the traffic. Light-rail works great for those who live within 5-6 blocks of a station, not so much for everyone else. That light rail system will be obsolete by the time they finish it. I left Seattle, because of the traffic and lack of sun.
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Getting rid of the shit tier NBA is one of the few good things Seattle has done in the past 20 years.PurpleThrobber said:
I left Seattle because of the elevated level of faggotry and arrogant lack of leadership across virtually every facet of life (#gosonics).priapism said:I don't understand the love for light-rail. A railroaded transportation system. I think bus-only lanes and elevated bus-only lanes in the bad traffic areas make much more sense. At least the buses can pursue and continue on their own individual routes on side-streets and major arterials after they by-pass the worst of the traffic. Light-rail works great for those who live within 5-6 blocks of a station, not so much for everyone else. That light rail system will be obsolete by the time they finish it. I left Seattle, because of the traffic and lack of sun.
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Because pro soccer is so much better?!?TierbsHsotBoobs said:
Getting rid of the shit tier NBA is one of the few good things Seattle has done in the past 20 years.PurpleThrobber said:
I left Seattle because of the elevated level of faggotry and arrogant lack of leadership across virtually every facet of life (#gosonics).priapism said:I don't understand the love for light-rail. A railroaded transportation system. I think bus-only lanes and elevated bus-only lanes in the bad traffic areas make much more sense. At least the buses can pursue and continue on their own individual routes on side-streets and major arterials after they by-pass the worst of the traffic. Light-rail works great for those who live within 5-6 blocks of a station, not so much for everyone else. That light rail system will be obsolete by the time they finish it. I left Seattle, because of the traffic and lack of sun.
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It sucks ass, but at least more than three teams can win the championship.PurpleThrobber said:
Because pro soccer is so much better?!?TierbsHsotBoobs said:
Getting rid of the shit tier NBA is one of the few good things Seattle has done in the past 20 years.PurpleThrobber said:
I left Seattle because of the elevated level of faggotry and arrogant lack of leadership across virtually every facet of life (#gosonics).priapism said:I don't understand the love for light-rail. A railroaded transportation system. I think bus-only lanes and elevated bus-only lanes in the bad traffic areas make much more sense. At least the buses can pursue and continue on their own individual routes on side-streets and major arterials after they by-pass the worst of the traffic. Light-rail works great for those who live within 5-6 blocks of a station, not so much for everyone else. That light rail system will be obsolete by the time they finish it. I left Seattle, because of the traffic and lack of sun.
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I left Seattle because it sucks.
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Sounds like he should sell it... oh, wait! He's buried. He can't!DerekJohnson said:A friend of mine's tabs for his truck went from $250 to $600.
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Japan's Shinkansen, Birthplace of High Speed RailPurpleJ said:Add rail transport to things ruined by the government.
France's TGV, World's Fastest Train
Germany's High Speed ICE Network
Switzerland's Integrated Rail Network - One ticket for Rail, Trams, Buses Goes Everywhere
Zurich Tram and Bus Map - Metro Area 2.4 million
Tokyo Commuter Rail and Metro Map - Metro Area 35 million
London Metro Map
New Gotthard Tunnel Under the Alps
Spain's High Speed Rail Network
China's High Speed Rail Network
South Korea's High Speed Rail Network
Kuala Lumpur(!) High Speed Metro
Istanbul Tunnel Under the Bosphorus Connecting Europe and Asia
Portland's Rail Network (built since 1986)
And then there's Seattle and Tacoma
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Tac Town Lame
When government investment is creating high-speed rail subway, commuter rail and light rail links that bridge continents, tunnel under Alps, move millions of people a day faster, more comfortably, more efficiently and with less pollution than the US dependence on air travel
and cars (hello, let's sit for a while) ... AND
The Spanish, the Turks, the Malaysians and even fucking communist Portland are kicking your ass at it-
It might be time to reconsider your position.
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Either regulation made it so the only attractive investment in rail is through the government, or the technology itself is obsolete and no private company will touch it.
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thanks for documenting the extent of the Government Rail boondoggle.
It's now the 21st century. Time to move on from the 1850's -
The DC Metro is another great example. To me, it's the best metro rail system in the US.AZDuck said:
Japan's Shinkansen, Birthplace of High Speed RailPurpleJ said:Add rail transport to things ruined by the government.
France's TGV, World's Fastest Train
Germany's High Speed ICE Network
Switzerland's Integrated Rail Network - One ticket for Rail, Trams, Buses Goes Everywhere
Zurich Tram and Bus Map - Metro Area 2.4 million
Tokyo Commuter Rail and Metro Map - Metro Area 35 million
London Metro Map
New Gotthard Tunnel Under the Alps
Spain's High Speed Rail Network
China's High Speed Rail Network
South Korea's High Speed Rail Network
Kuala Lumpur(!) High Speed Metro
Istanbul Tunnel Under the Bosphorus Connecting Europe and Asia
Portland's Rail Network (built since 1986)
And then there's Seattle and Tacoma
Tac Town Lame
When government investment is creating high-speed rail subway, commuter rail and light rail links that bridge continents, tunnel under Alps, move millions of people a day faster, more comfortably, more efficiently and with less pollution than the US dependence on air travel
and cars (hello, let's sit for a while) ... AND
The Spanish, the Turks, the Malaysians and even fucking communist Portland are kicking your ass at it-
It might be time to reconsider your position. -
Government built "freeways" - late 1950's techPurpleJ said:Either regulation made it so the only attractive investment in
railair travel and auto travel is through the government, ortheauto technology itself is obsolete and no private company will touch it absent massive subsidy.
Internal combustion engines - late 1890's tech
Airports and runways - built and maintained largely by governments
Roads and freeways - built and maintained largely by governments
Oil and gasoline - prices managed by a foreign cartel and US government stockpile, plus massive military intervention in the Middle East
All transportation modes require government subsidy. Which ones move the most people more efficiently in the most comfort with the least disruption and consumption of energy?
If only someone had studied this question...
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"All transportation modes require government subsidy"
WRONG
