Originally Posted by
cooker
No, comparing it to what I suspect would be a high volume rail, given the huge number of people who travel frequently between Houston and Dallas and the fact that the distance is ideal for this application.
I agree that the distance would be good.
I don't think the time for hi-speed rail is here yet for Texas. Perhaps when our population has doubled and the percentage of car owners drops immensely due to the increased urbanization of our big cities here.
Right now, our big cities are really built with suburbs upon suburbs. Urban sprawl has run non-stop for decades.
What I'm saying is that our population density isn't up to the level of places like New York, Boston, and probably even Toronto. Which means too many people are too far from a starting point for hi-speed rail here. On top of the fact that gasoline is still relatively low priced here in Texas, compared to places like California or Europe.