[ale] OT: Maglev funding?

[Greg Freemyer]

I just checked at delta.com

They have 9 daily flights from Atlanta to Chattanooga.  That is the
real competition for the HSGT.  Note that the HSGT line would be
between the airports of the two cities.  (As well as other stops.  For
me the proposed Galleria stop would be a bicycle ride away.)

It is also supposed to stop in Town Center and Dalton which adds to
the rider base.

Greg

On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Atlanta Geek <atlantageek at gmail.com> wrote:
> So I see how monorail helps a metro area but the original writer was
> discussing longer distance trains. Atlanta to Chattanooga trains. It
> sounds like Monorail does not make sense for this type of ride.
>
> My next question is does people movers that require large capital
> expenditures make sense. The existing/sucessful mass transit systems
> I've been on (NY, London, Washington DC) were built before the
> automobile.
>
> Could you not have the same affect with buses that run on HOV or bus
> only lanes today.
>
> Do you think a business class bus running between Atlanta and
> Chattanooga would be successful.  If a bus market does not exist how
> could you argue that a market exists for the more expensive trains.
>
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