Originally Posted by
KraneXL
But the damage was done 100 years ago when Henry Flagler built the RR all the way down to Key West. The second black eye was abandoning that route mid-century in lieu of building an additional highway right next to it. The path is already there. Lets just update it.
I believe there is a rail project going on currently, but it is being built within the highway corridor, I think. Many of the old rail corridors have been converted into bike paths, which is better than having trains. Trains would be great, but until the general public is ready to get around without driving, they're not going to work the way they should. There is a pro-automotive, anti-change culture that actively resists transportation reform. There are well-funded political lobbying groups that actively fight against efforts to reduce sprawl because they claim that the suburban drive-everywhere lifestyle is the American Dream and environmentalists who want land-use and transportation reforms are anti-American. Of course it's the opposite, that the automotive culture has promoted the destruction of land and disempowerment of the people by imprisoning them spending sedentary time in motor vehicles, but the propaganda is too good at convincing people that driving is power and debt is wealth.
Originally Posted by
fietsbob
Rail dont sell pickup trucks fueled by oil from Texas Companies , & their refineries ..
Yes, it is extremely difficult to convince people to keep the fossil fuels in the ground. People just think that Greta Thunberg and others who are outspoken about climate are brainwashed. They have totally rigidified against climate reform while scientists and their believers have only continued building on what they know.