$8.2 Billion from the President’s Investing in America Agenda to Deliver Transformative Passenger Rail in America President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda – a key pillar of Bidenomics – is delivering world class-infrastructure across the country, expanding access to economic opportunity, and creating good-paying jobs. By delivering $66 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law –…
Building it is only part of the solution. The other part is making it affordable to use. The rail in Florida was basically already built, and recently. The problem is that it’s not affordable as an option for residents. A weekend trip from Orlando to Miami is $120 (one way) https://www.gobrightline.com/booking. It costs half that in gas to drive round trip, and takes about the same time too.
In my opinion, public transportation doesn’t need to be profitable. Subsidized by taxes, like our freeways. Adds to the economy and is worth the investment
Building it is only part of the solution. The other part is making it affordable to use. The rail in Florida was basically already built, and recently. The problem is that it’s not affordable as an option for residents. A weekend trip from Orlando to Miami is $120 (one way) https://www.gobrightline.com/booking. It costs half that in gas to drive round trip, and takes about the same time too.
In my opinion, public transportation doesn’t need to be profitable. Subsidized by taxes, like our freeways. Adds to the economy and is worth the investment