[HeartofFlorida]

Originally Posted by harrymiafl

This country needs a new "Interstate Highway Act", to widen existing Interstates by...100%...

Easy in the middle of nowhere, an expensive nightmare developed areas.

[GLS2010]

Originally Posted by floridasandy

have you ever been stuck in a rail car with an unbalanced person ranting around in the train? i have and it wasn't a pleasant experience. i imagine that isn't the norm, but it is always a possibility (as well as terrorism, etc.)

i love the autonomy of my own car and for exercise i can park as far away from things as i want. cars allow the freedom of working around your own schedule and not someone else's schedule.

americans seem to be so eager to give up their freedoms lately......

You still have the option of taking your car. No one will force you to ride these trains. It will only make the roads less congested which is better for people like us who like driving our own cars.

They won't develop project housing around high speed rail stations. That would be pointless. Poor people aren't going to need high speed rail. These aren't going to be like the commuter trains in NY and NJ. They are high speed connector rails that will connect major metro areas. They wont be for poor people who cant afford cars to use to get around town.

[TriMT7]

Originally Posted by harrymiafl

"We guys " don't want FL to end up like NJ...

We don't want condos near rail stations,which will become the new "projects",
we want highways & SFH...

Who is "we"?

There is no more land available for the construction of major highways in South Florida. None. Enough with paving over the natural environment for urban sprawl and McMansions an hour outside of where everyone works.

A high speed rail system connecting the major cities can run right down the median of I-95, I-4, I-75, and I-10 on an elevated track or monorail system.

[Pookie]

I'm for improving public transportation for day to day commuting in metropolitan areas. That will improve the lives of the majority of citizens here and get rid of some of the congestion on our roads. I am NOT for a train to take tourists to Disney. If Disney wants a train to cart in their customers, THEY can pay for it.

[tilli]

The tourists are going to Disney anyway. A high-speed rail that connects Orlando to other large cities would make it much more tempting for them to spread the wealth and visit other areas of Florida, too.

[harrycrat]

I have a question to all pro-train commentators...

U agree on paying taxes to support those projects...

Would u buy stock in the private companies who might run those trains ?

[Pookie]

Originally Posted by harrymiafl

I have a question to all pro-train commentators...

U agree on paying taxes to support those projects...

Would u buy stock in the private companies who might run those trains ?

Great question, harry!

[Marlin331]

Originally Posted by harrymiafl

I have a question to all pro-train commentators...

U agree on paying taxes to support those projects...

Would u buy stock in the private companies who might run those trains ?

I would have to read the public offering plan (prospectus) in order to answer that question. However, public transit should be just that - public. I would rather the system be run with public service - as opposed to money - as the goal.

[harrycrat]

By public u mean...constantly in the red,subsidised by taxpayers'money...

Actually a constant fraud,while the true cost of a ride would be $3,the customer would pay $1 by ticket & $2 by taxation...

[Marlin331]

Originally Posted by harrymiafl

By public u mean...constantly in the red,subsidised by taxpayers'money....

Yes, that's precisely what I mean. I don't care if it's "in the red;" it's a public service that is financed with taxpayers' money, not a for-profit business that should have shareholders' best interests in mind.