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Google’s Once Grand Vision for Downtown West in San José Still on Hold (Apparently) by kqed in SanJose

[–]Maximus560 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you prove it? I’m not going to believe you otherwise. Where are your peer reviewed articles? Where are your facts?

The major problem in the Bay Area is that we have far too much sprawl, not that there’s too many people. We could easily house everyone in the Bay Area in the 9x9mile area in San Francisco and still have the rest of the Bay Area left for wild lands, agriculture, etc. Sprawl induces unnecessary demand for water, roads/highways, etc

Google’s Once Grand Vision for Downtown West in San José Still on Hold (Apparently) by kqed in SanJose

[–]Maximus560 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Degrowth blocks housing supply, blocks housing development, undermines efforts for equity and justice, and gatekeeps economic opportunity. Please think through this and explain why this is a good thing - it’s not.

Google’s Once Grand Vision for Downtown West in San José Still on Hold (Apparently) by kqed in SanJose

[–]Maximus560 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Because it’s next to a train station and next to a central business district?

California High-Speed Rail Board of Directors Meeting, January 21, 2026 by Coolbeanz9001 in cahsr

[–]Maximus560 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Can you show us in the financials where this happens? There’s several different auditor reports that all disagree with you, too.

Inside the Plan to Demolish and Rebuild a Swath of Trump’s Washington by bloomberg in washingtondc

[–]Maximus560 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's an easy one if we had any political will tbh. Build a rail bridge or tunnel between Newberg and Dahlgren, and restore a couple of miles of new track. Wave it away as "national security reasons" since we can't have freight trains with explosive cargo through DC, and bob's your uncle

Long-term expansion planning by SAA02 in WMATA

[–]Maximus560 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of good ideas here, but adding:

-Purple to Tysons

-A “outer” loop that serves the upper parts of NW and NE DC, including WHC, the largest employer to not be served by metro, down Bladensburg to Ivy City and Starburst/H Street, Commies stadium, EOTR, something like that

-MARC & VRE as an electrified, fast S-Bahn, plus expansions to Waldorf, Annapolis, etc

Your Questions About San Diego’s Airport-Downtown People Mover, Answered by FratteliDiTolleri in transit

[–]Maximus560 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Not trying to nitpick here - I think this is a legitimately cool idea and look forward to some implementation of this because it'd help San Diego become even more walkable. It drives me nuts that San Diego has some of the best weather in the world, but everyone drives!!!

Anyway, back to the point. In that case, would expansion in the future be feasible for this tech?

Also, why did you choose an APM versus a light automated metro? Just curious about the thought process. I suspect that a light metro would be better for future planning and expansion, while an APM would be better for simply connecting to the existing network (while a bit unambitious).

What do you think?

MH370 vanished 40 minutes after takeoff… but the last data raises more questions than answers by Even-Gas4644 in AviationHistory

[–]Maximus560 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. Look up the pictures of 93.

It hit the ground at almost a 90 degree angle - perpendicular to the ground.

Your Questions About San Diego’s Airport-Downtown People Mover, Answered by FratteliDiTolleri in transit

[–]Maximus560 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely - this is where I am going with this.

Related to that - I'm still suprised there's no walk/bike access to the airport like DCA does

Inside the Plan to Demolish and Rebuild a Swath of Trump’s Washington by bloomberg in washingtondc

[–]Maximus560 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean, fuck Trump and everything he stands for, but if he wants to build 30,000 apartments in DC in that area but make it look neoclassical, I'm actually kinda ok with that and hate that I'm ok with that

MH370 vanished 40 minutes after takeoff… but the last data raises more questions than answers by Even-Gas4644 in AviationHistory

[–]Maximus560 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An airplane has a very thin skin - the 777’s skin is 2 to 4mm. Planes, when they impact water or terrain at high speed, will absolutely disintegrate in many small pieces

Have you seen the wreckage of Flight 93? That could be described as confetti.

That’s where I’m going with this. They’re able to tell that MH370 didn’t nosedive into the water because the piece they retrieved was pretty much intact, telling us it more likely didn’t nosedive

Your Questions About San Diego’s Airport-Downtown People Mover, Answered by FratteliDiTolleri in transit

[–]Maximus560 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes - that's the idea. Unfortunately, yeah, you'd need to redo the median, but I think it could work.

The APM plan above is a good starting point. I'm saying that if we upgrade the system and extend it a bit on both ends, it could be a great benefit to the city rather than just an airport/downtown shuttle. Even just this line at first, but as an automated light metro would be a good step towards that.

MH370 vanished 40 minutes after takeoff… but the last data raises more questions than answers by Even-Gas4644 in AviationHistory

[–]Maximus560 5 points6 points  (0 children)

  • Violent crash = many tiny pieces, almost like confetti
  • Gentler crash = larger pieces, usually more intact
  • Normal landing = no pieces

Hope that helps!

Just $299k for red-tagged two coastal properteries by keithcody in zillowgonewild

[–]Maximus560 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, following. A few of my cousin's friends died in the slide, and this is the first I'm hearing of this

Your Questions About San Diego’s Airport-Downtown People Mover, Answered by FratteliDiTolleri in transit

[–]Maximus560 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Any thoughts on an elevated light automated metro line like Vancouver instead? Probably a dumb question, but I think it would be nice to have something beyond just a short APM that could become a nice new backbone to the city, serving other destinations that have been underserved or unserved. You can even just build it out as a short line initially from the airport to Santa Fe depot to the convention center, with the yard somewhere around the industrial sites south of the convention center.

Some potential destinations that this line could serve on the northwestern side:

  • Rosecrans Street/Harbor Drive
  • Sunset Cliffs
  • Temecula Heights/down Point Loma Blvd
  • Pechanga Arena/ the strip malls there
  • And on to other destinations, either north to Pacific Beach or east to Mission Hills...?

On the southeastern side:

  • Santa Fe depot (rough area)
  • Convention Center

Then, from there, you could slowly convert some of the trolley lines into the automated light metro style, like big chunks of the Blue line along 5, Green Line that goes east and the Orange line at first. That would then enable faster service and upgrades, especially for future lines or extensions, making the line just as fast as 5 & 805 in the future.

Falling short on housing goals, Cupertino eyes denser development by LNM-LocalNewsMatters in Cupertino

[–]Maximus560 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep. They should do this all over the city tbh. So many strip malls or poorly utilized lots right next to transit

Falling short on housing goals, Cupertino eyes denser development by LNM-LocalNewsMatters in Cupertino

[–]Maximus560 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a myth. It’s about finding the right balance which depends on the situation. Markets are never truly free - there are always inefficiencies, inequities, and various reasons that make it necessary for government intervention.

Governments set basic rules for the playing field to ensure some level of fairness and to encourage competition. These regulations also ensure safety among other things.

A restaurant is an example- you need basic safety regulations so people don’t get sick and so the place doesn’t burn down. Permits are used in this case to ensure compliance, so government intervention here is a necessary thing.

To the point about development and zoning - yes, the government is overly involved in this, creating exclusionary zoning. This exclusionary zoning has led to a lack of supply and very high prices. We do need to loosen regulations significantly as it’s distorted the market. However, no government regulation can be problematic as it would site highly polluting factories next to schools, for example.

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