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I agree and another part of what I was trying clumsily to get at.

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Part of the reason conservatives loath mass transportation projects is due to the ridiculous costs being mentioned in this very thread. Case in point... I have been following HSR plans for decades in California, with dreams of never taking that dreadful freeway to Vegas or Sacramento, etc... But th...

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I still think the root of *all* of that is a political climate that stunts the environment needed to create healthy industries... it isnt a lack of imagination and ability. It's a pervasive conservative and crony-car-capitalist mindset that confuses and misdirects resources and funding. America desi...

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Honestly, *nobody* has experience with operations that involve flying jets on magnetic rails inside of a vacuum-sealed tube.

It's political willpower/obstruction and public perception that stalls our projects... not the ability to implement a technology.

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19-minute hyperloop from Dallas to Austin on fast track after government push By John Egan Mar 13, 2019, 4:05 pm http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/travel/03-13-19-dallas-to-austin-19-minute-trip-hyerloop-elaine-chao-sxsw/ During an appearance at SXSW in Austin, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine C...

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tamtagon wrote:What would Jesus do?

According to the GOP, he would make sure that Trump got elected.

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Football is more important than the New Testament.

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Deck Park Magic.

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Another angle: some locals are claiming they were fine with HQ plan and that outsiders were being bussed in to sink the deal.

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We've F*ed up America with sprawl... I say tear down the fences, build wildlife bridges over the highways and bring back the Buffalo. If a town doesn't have anything worth seeing or doing then that's just how it goes.

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exelone31 wrote:Welp, for anyone worrying that the notorious Uptown crowd will be taking over Deep Ellum, it seems a beacon is starting to emit from Victory Park. Dibs, bros!

The Design District will be the next to fall after that...

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The difference is that the highways benefit the rural areas, and the benefits outweigh the negatives. The politicians will fight tooth and nail to get them in their districts. The Dallas-Houston rail line, OTOH, provides no benefits outside the areas with a station. TCR Claims: Construction of the ...

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Judge’s Ruling Could Have Big Implications For Proposed High-Speed Rail Line By Gail Delaughter February 12, 2019 9:30 am https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2019/02/11/321320/judges-ruling-could-have-big-implications-for-proposed-high-speed-rail-line/ A new ruling by a L...

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I have to wonder what this church and all of it's non taxable property brings to downtown Dallas. Do the parishioners stay and shop and eat nearby or support anything other than their church. Seriously I have no idea. I really feel like there should be a gun shop nearby too or shooting range. How c...

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IMO... once you stare at an empty parking lot for a few decades, you'll want that building back... even if it's empty.

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More details: Two Billionaires Want to Restore the Glory of the U.S. Railroads By Chris Bryant February 1, 2019, 7:30 AM CST https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-02-01/two-billionaires-want-to-restore-the-glory-of-u-s-railroads Wes Edens and Richard Branson are behind the IPO of Virgin Tr...

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They will greatly benefit from all the groundwork laid by TCR tho. Virgin shouldn't have half the resistance now that all the fighting in the legislature is over.

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Virgin steers talk of high-speed trains between Dallas and Houston By John Egan - Feb 1, 2019, 1:45 pm http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/travel/02-01-19-richard-branson-virgin-trains-dallas-houston/ Virgin Trains USA, a transportation startup that plans to trade its shares on the Nasdaq stock exchan...

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joshua.dodd wrote:The Tokyo model is also private. The transit lines in Tokyo are privately run.

Which I also think should happen with DART. :- )

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TNWE wrote:... I don't see the Tokyo model as being something we can replicate here, even if DART is freed to become a real estate developer.

We could totally replicate it... the land use law absolutely has to change and I see the DART police at fault most of the rest.

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If TXDot is left to their own devices they will turn it into that monstrosity that they put in downtown Carrollton.

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My god... I've been waiting for this for soooo long. This makes me happier than D2... cotton belt, platform extensions, 3 car DART trains and the Modern streetcar combined. The only thing I'd get more excited about is the DAL-HOU Shinkansen.

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DART seems to be built for those who have no choice instead of trying to serve the area population as a whole. I'm not suggesting that it's a bad objective as it does provide an option to those who have no other option. But when you do that, you have little motivation for providing 'better' service...

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Ah no prob. Ive encountered a very small number of issues with Brave, nothing big. I also dont mind opening up chrome if I have to.

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I've been using the Brave browser for a while now... been away from the site and recently returned. I'm having an issue where the Quick Links, FAQ, Notifications, Private messages and user drop down links are not clickable. Just wonder if there was an easy quick fix for this? I dont want to be a pai...

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I think this is all just Pokemon Go... but with bikes.

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Vision for big Dallas riverfront project comes into focus By Bill Hethcock – Staff Writer, Dallas Business Journal Mar 23, 2018, 2:10pm https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2018/03/23/vision-for-big-dallas-riverfront-project-comes.html?ana=twt "We think this site will have demand for all fou...

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I think the suspension bridge would provide an open-air feel (with more light hopefully) along with more space below.

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https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/texrail-breaks-ground-grapevine/ March 08, 2018 TEXRail breaks ground in Grapevine Written by Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor The Grapevine Main district is a public/private project to be built around a five-story old-style train station with 105-foot observation to...

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I saw the app news on Twitter and came here to add it to the thread. Good to see other people are aware of it :- ) Grapevine is getting a BEAUTIFUL new $105-million Texrail station and it will connect to DART... would be quite a shock to see a pack of vagrants roll out of the carriages there. I am n...

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I searched for the old "DART Experience" thread but couldn't find it... So here goes. Last Saturday morning (3:03 train) I decided that paying $2.50 to go from Victory to DFW on the train was a good idea. It sort of turned out to be a pretty shocking experience... shocking and sad. First o...

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List here at MSN: http://bit.ly/2rlY4bV According to one reader, "There are so many reasons the Alamodome, in my hometown of San Antonio, is awful ... But most of all, it is deeply, inscrutably ugly, with four gigantic pillars hoisting up the domed roof and making the thing look like a dead arm...

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I say, let's see what happens.... that's what they did to the neighborhoods when they built it.

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There's never been a fatality on the technology that will be used here. Cant say that for Chinese tech or any other system in use.

I imagine there are some big hurdles ahead to prove you can send people in pods thru a tube at vacuum.

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Right after I posted I got a text message from TCR with a link to their latest news. Quick raw link. http://www.texascentral.com/2017/05/30/85th-texas-legislature-wrap/ ... Texas is proving again to be a leader in transportation, and the Railroad is proud to be a part of that. The Texas Bullet Train...

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So, it looks like the Dallas PCC, 612, is going back in to storage or scrap and the Toronto PCC car, 4614, that was in the shop is coming back from storage for restoration. *sign* I knew something was up... :-( I will add a PCC car to my list of things I want to see before I die... along with lakes...

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Did the train survive the Texas Legislature this time?

I haven't been able to find news.

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One of the hot trends in Japan right now is for regional excursion trains to feature local dishes that are prepared and grown in the cities they visit. Most times the (many) private train operators own the farms and restaurants that prepare the food. Sometimes the food is prepared to be served on th...

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https://www.texastribune.org/2017/02/07/high-speed-train-developer-withdraws-lawsuits-against-texas-landowners/ High-speed train developer withdraws lawsuits against Texas landowners BY BRANDON FORMBYFEB. 7, 2017 10:07 AM The private developer of a planned bullet train between Dallas and Houston has...

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Totally applicable to Texas as well. http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/12299916/what-california-high-speed-rail-can-learn-from-europe What California HSR Can Learn from Europe BY LUCA GIARAMIDARO ON FEB 1, 2017 ... ... Liège Guillemins can often be found filled with travelers and locals alike, e...

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I don't see how this can happen at all if they switch the trains. The track system is integrated with the trains.

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...similar to the grassy mound at St Paul/San Jacinto. The grassy mound I believe is called San Jacinto Plaza, and it's just begging to become a downtown LGBT monument similar to the one in Oak Lawn, except right there in front of First Baptist. http://www.dallasparks.org/Facilities/Facility/Detail...

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I'd like to see this done with DFW. They call it "The suburban Ponzi scheme." http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/1/9/the-real-reason-your-city-has-no-money THE REAL REASON YOUR CITY HAS NO MONEY Joe, Josh and I interviewed all the city's department heads and key staff. We gathered as ...

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It's about time Downtown Carrollton digs out their old station plans and updates them around that monstrosity of an intersection that is there now.

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That green line is going northwest into the parking lot of Trinity Lofts... the old rail corridor pretty much ends at Slocum.

This is exactly what I fear... tearing down a portion of the Design District for sports.

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Maybe because the argument has been that only Houston and Dallas will benefit from this. I think some of the opposing counties are pretty close to Houston correct? This could reframe it as a more regional benefit?

Im just reaching here.

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When Victor Gruen designed the first shopping mall in the 50's the original design incorporated neighborhoods where we now have parking lots.

He was very sad not to see this implementation. He envisioned this form of mixed use from the start and we are only now starting to understand.

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65 Days of Static

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I am a little sad. I am definitely not opposed to federal help but this is what happens when you wait for the school bus to show up and rescue you from the hurricane. DART will be forced to figure out how to make money fast. There are other models they can use and this will set them back a bit for s...

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Good read. Worth digging further into. I think this catchy acronym encapsulates a lot of the ideas we talk about here. https://theconversation.com/what-makes-a-city-tick-designing-the-urban-dma-67227 What makes a city tick? Designing the ‘urban DMA’ The Conversation November 1, 2016 3.06pm EDT Great...

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