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18 years after Californians voted for High Speed Rail, with the SF-to-not-quite-LA segment still >12 years off, state is now exploring High Speed Buses to connect SF and LA in 3h at 140mph (225km/h) (gizmodo.com)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_High-Speed_Rail

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maps of China comparing amount of HSR in 2008 vs 2024

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[-] stopdropandprole@lemmy.world 26 points 6 days ago

the Onion already did this one:

Obama Replaces Costly High Speed Rail Plan With High Speed Bus Plan

(youtube)

[-] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 16 points 6 days ago

amazing, thanks for the tip. i've taken this rare opportunity to cross-post to notnottheonion from nottheonion ๐Ÿ˜‚

[-] babysmokesalot@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 days ago

this is so fucking funny... I laugh at my own demise

[-] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 days ago

No stop. Why does our world have to get increasingly absurd and shitty.

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