“U.S. Rep. John Mica of Florida mocked the Chicago plan, saying true high-speed rail in Europe and Asia is 220 mph.”
Hi, KD
Florida is certainly in no position to mock.
They have zip-zero-nada in the way of high speed trail - and forget the flies on the crap on the drawing board. The fantasy has always been to go a-a-a-a-llllllll the way from Tampa to Orlando (read that as Disneyworld) or a small distance of about 75 miles and then on to Miami.
Note, Tampa has one train station. In a metro area (Tampa-St Pete) of probably three million, parking downtown just might be a problem, not to mention the added excitement of wondering if your car will be vandalized upon return.
It’d be cheaper to build a real turnpike from Tampa to Orlando and leave I-4 to the hapless.
This is just shovel ready manure from the Obama administration.
Am not familiar with air ops, but couldn’t current regulations governing air commuter operations be eased to make it financially more attractive for them to operate?
It would beat taking a train.
Absolutely Yes!