Comment by mulmen Comment by mulmen 4 days ago 2 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News Train tracks are the train tracks of the future.Trains are far more efficient than cars, especially at scale.
Copy Link hshdhdhehd 4 days ago Collapse Comment - Assumes everyone is in medium to high density urban areas.I like the idea, rural life excepted, but hard to imagine sprawl will ever be replaced. Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link mulmen 4 days ago Parent Collapse Comment - It doesn’t. Trains cover the same distances as airplanes. Take a train across Washington, or anywhere, most of the stops are small towns.Light rail, busses, and robotaxis cover sprawl. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link mulmen 4 days ago Parent Collapse Comment - It doesn’t. Trains cover the same distances as airplanes. Take a train across Washington, or anywhere, most of the stops are small towns.Light rail, busses, and robotaxis cover sprawl. Reply View | 0 replies
Assumes everyone is in medium to high density urban areas.
I like the idea, rural life excepted, but hard to imagine sprawl will ever be replaced.