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USA Will Invest in High-Speed ​​Train to Fight Climate Change::The USA Will Invest in High-Speed ​​Train to Fight Climate Change - US President Joe Biden announced in a speech on December 9, 2023 that they are carrying out the first high-speed train projects in US history. These projects are across America

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[-] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 44 points 11 months ago

The US is extremely far behind the rest of the developed world and even much of the developing world at this point. It will take decades to catch up, let alone become a leader.

[-] Yearly1845@reddthat.com 8 points 11 months ago

Who cares how long it's going to take, it still needs to be done. And the only way to do it is to start.

[-] Leg@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

There's the issue. The US has a nasty habit of constant false-starts. The way things are set up, it's really hard for anything to stick. Not impossible, mind you. But as soon as a Republican gets involved, projects tend to die. It's a cycle of frustrating futility.

[-] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

This grant amount is enough to build 39 miles of HSR based on California's project costs. That's 39 miles of rail for the entire nation. I'm not sure you can qualify this as a 'start'. More than likely, this money will be completely wasted as it isn't enough to do anything especially when you spread it out over 50 different states, which would equate to 4,000 feet of track, or 3/4 mile, per state.

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