(10-31-2023 06:36 PM)Garrettabc Wrote: (10-31-2023 04:08 PM)Gitanole Wrote: (10-30-2023 04:06 PM)whittx Wrote: (10-30-2023 01:41 PM)djsuperfly Wrote: (10-30-2023 01:37 PM)Gitanole Wrote: Two possibilities with the potential to change equations at Doak:
1. High-speed rail into Tallahassee
2. Departure of NFL Jaguars
That would have been great in my days of driving from south of Tampa to Tallahassee. However....being as we still haven't gotten high-speed rail from Orlando to Tampa, it could be a looong wait.
Heck, Tally can't even get Amtrak to serve the city after Katrina.
Amtrak is not an apt comparison.
Chances are good that high-speed rail will eventually link Tallahassee to cities further south, I'd say. But it's still at least ten years off.
Its too far out into the future for me to wrap my head around it, but I don't yet see a reason to link it to Tallahassee when considering the distance and population unless its part of the agenda 2030 plan that will include people not owning cars.
Oh, I don't see what's to wrap one's head around. High-speed rail, aka 'bullet trains,' have been whooshing around on this planet for years and they're a hit everywhere they exist. They will be popular in the States, too, as soon as isolated Yanks find out what they've been missing.
Quiet, clean transportation. No traffic lights, no fuming at others on the road. Someone else does the driving while you work on your laptop, play games on your tablet, talk with your friends or catch a nap. You disembark, rested, with all your gadgets charged and the sun still high and plenty of time left in the day to do something worthwhile.
Make it a habit and you're just as mobile at age 99 as at 19.
And it makes for smart urban planning. Cars actually have a negative impact on mobility in cities. High-speed rail gets people in and out of the capital for work and play while letting Tallahassee keep its canopy roads.
A Gulf Coast route connecting, say, Houston and Jacksonville with stations in New Orleans and Tallahassee makes too much sense. Some business like Brightline will do that and link the line to routes going south into Orlando and Miami.
First, people need to experience these shorter, high-volume routes and see what it's like. That's the phase that's just begun. Demand will lead to more routes and wider coverage.