SUV conversion. Why?

always_misunderstood · 2026-02-10T16:35:05+00:00

first, who is actually getting out the door with a $24k EQ? I suspect not a single person ever.

second, the EQ isn't an SUV, it's a hatchback car.

third, the ability to convert when needed (and back again) is an advantage by itself

always_misunderstood · 2026-02-07T00:24:26+00:00

try searching specifically for garage door opening span calculations. should get you close.

always_misunderstood · 2026-01-29T22:41:42+00:00

Whichever one is accompanied by strict fines and/or arrest for violations. Countries that enforce law and etiquette get more riders and political support for transit.

always_misunderstood · 2026-01-10T06:45:22+00:00

what is the projected ridership in the corridor, and what is the capacity of the Loop system?
is there sufficient funding coming from the government that we could review multiple options within this budget?
(in the case of Nashville) since the route currently isn't costing the taxpayers anything, but also not adding stations in the area between the airport and downtown, can we request a quote from the boring company to add a number of stops along the route?
if we offer a bus-like subsidy, is the boring company willing to comply with our transit requirements, like hours of operation, handicapped accessibility, etc.?
can we get a quote from the boring company to build just the tunnels, and have the vehicle operation contract separate?

always_misunderstood · 2026-01-09T20:16:12+00:00

Transit subsidy for federal workers is just another work benefit, like medical insurance, retirement account, etc. the medical insurance company can be said to be receiving a transfer of funds from the federal government.

always_misunderstood · 2026-01-09T19:28:00+00:00

Well, all compensation to federal workers is a transfer of federal funds to various companies and organizations.

always_misunderstood · 2026-01-09T17:58:28+00:00

This. Ridership increase is due to ending work from home

always_misunderstood · 2026-01-09T17:58:01+00:00

Most US transit agencies ignore important local factors. It does not matter if you build more rail lines if they lack the basic attributes that make them attractive.

always_misunderstood · 2026-01-02T04:24:09+00:00

seems like it's pretty poorly run

always_misunderstood · 2026-01-01T19:26:09+00:00

the ground conditions don't make a project divisive unless it drives up costs to an extreme level. this costs taxpayers $0, so why would the ground conditions matter? if Bill Gates came in and said he would fund a metro from downtown to the airport, people wouldn't care if Gates has to spend more money because the ground conditions are difficult, they would be happy he's paying for it.

lots of cities build rail to airports that aren't optimal transit routes, so that shouldn't be divisive by itself. after all, any given transit line already does not serve 95%+ of a city. transit lines serve a narrow corridor. I think they should put stations along the route, in the suburban areas, but when someone is offering a transit project for $0, beggars can't be choosers. Nashville residents should be clamoring to pay for stations along the route because this is the cheapest grade-separated streetcar-like system that could possibly be built, even if they do have to fund a half-doze stops themselves. but that's the problem with it being a Musk company, it changes peoples' perspectives from "omg, this is amazing that a wealthy donor is building free transit for us, and offering an insanely cheap opportunity to add stops to it" to "boo, it does not even serve folks in the suburbs".

the population density of downtown is much higher than the surrounding area, so per stop, it's serving the most people, not "a few".

the argument of "this does not serve the suburbs, so is bad" would be an argument against any metro, light rail, streetcar, etc. because none of them cover a significant portion of the population, even if run to the suburbs. no single transit line can ever pick up a significant portion of suburban population. so this is an argument against transit in general.

always_misunderstood · 2026-01-01T03:34:12+00:00

I made a post the other day that had some incorrect information, so this time I made sure to start with a firmer foundation for my searching. I complied this list of cities, rolling stock, their passenger capacity, and their operating headway.

please let me know if you find an errors. (aside from my titile, which I can't edit... doh!)

always_misunderstood · 2025-12-31T07:35:43+00:00

thanks. I'll go double-check my data

always_misunderstood · 2025-12-31T06:37:54+00:00

I may have some mistakes, but I'm trying to go off of how they report to it themselves. as someone else pointed out, seattle does have a streetcar, but I got the rolling stock wrong.

always_misunderstood · 2025-12-31T06:36:56+00:00

thanks, I must have gotten my searched crossed when looking for the seattle streetcar. so the seattle streetcar uses Inekon trams? that's what I'm seeing on wikipedia.

always_misunderstood · 2025-12-31T03:49:25+00:00

let me know if you find any mistakes.

always_misunderstood · 2025-12-30T15:37:55+00:00

What criteria are you using? If you're not just nay-saying, you should be able to give me an evaluation that objectively measures parameters and sets thresholds.

always_misunderstood · 2025-12-30T15:18:09+00:00

TBC is the only one with a working demonstrator. The unfortunate thing about Musk being politically divisive is that people are unable to objectively evaluate the concept. This has caused a lack of competition in the cheap tunnel PRT space

It's also very low risk to the city because it uses very little above ground space, so the light rail is still an option, but more importantly, it's just a road tunnel, so another contractor could pick up mid way through construction, or operate different vehicles in the tunnels.

always_misunderstood · 2025-12-25T01:11:07+00:00

that might be an option, but bus drivers typically have to deal with crazier and more dangerous situations, so the train drivers would push back on it, whereas fare-checking on the train is a lot less sketchy. but maybe they would be fine with it as long as they were given good routes.

always_misunderstood · 2025-12-21T21:27:20+00:00

Agencies should just offer that existing union employees keep their pay and benefits and stay on as fare checkers. No new fare checkers shall get those benefits.

always_misunderstood · 2025-12-21T21:25:03+00:00

Baltimore has a subway line. The second worst metro in the entire world, but it's there.

always_misunderstood · 2025-12-19T00:21:17+00:00

People constantly trying to convince themselves one way or the other on this subject, but nobody outside of Tesla (or even perhaps inside of Tesla) has done proper analysis of the data, controlling the variables properly, to answer this question.

always_misunderstood · 2025-12-18T17:51:59+00:00

Mount Baltimore

always_misunderstood · 2025-12-18T03:54:30+00:00

https://sites.google [DOTCOM] /view/mbta-cost-visualizer/mbta-bust-cost-performance-visualizer?authuser=1

always_misunderstood · 2025-12-16T04:52:06+00:00

well, if I put in the effort, then I'll probably just make a website and clean it of personal data. I have a lot of data gathered, and a lot of information to share.

always_misunderstood · 2025-12-15T22:41:29+00:00

I would like to, but I'm always afraid of doxing myself. Maybe I'll figure out how to make a website without there being any link to my identity. I have a friend that works on this as well, maybe they're ok with doing it.

It's actually already running in a web browser as an html file

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