All of that, for a traffic jam. Imagine turning 4 lanes in a train track carrying 500 person every 5 min in both directions and one lane in a bike lane. It's still 20 lanes for car, but you suddenly have decent public transport which would be safer and faster than that gigantic traffic jam

[–] cogman 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Or just a decent bus system. You could replace 50 cars on that highway with a single bus.

[–] chiliedogg 5 points 5 months ago

It's always first and last leg in Texas that kills this stuff.

The only affordable housing is far enough outside the city that you basically have to own a car because there's not enough density to have bus stops.

And going to a park park and ride following by waiting on the bus adds another 30-40 minutes to the commute and gets your car broken into 3 times a year, so nobody uses them.

The real solution is to mandate allowing remote work for positions where it is a viable option.

I commute 4 hours a day for a job where I log into a computer and do all my work online. If people like me were allowed to work remote we'd have more time with our families, traffic would be reduced, and housing closer the city would get cheaper for those who DO need to work in-person.

[–] MeanEYE 3 points 5 months ago

One train! A single train track solves all of this. No need for two. Just one. In the picture you don't see more than 500 or so people and that fits in no more than 5 modern train cars, with toilets, refreshments and other amenities. And it moves faster.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Yeah, well, many people are deeply stupid. And selfish. And racist. But I repeat myself.

Personally I think anyone who goes like "I don't want to ride a train I might have to sit next to a black person" should be dealt with more assertively, but I'm not in charge.