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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
