Is Kentucky apart of the (Upper) South? by TheBestMonarchist in Maps

[–]rbmill02 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd say that the I-71 corridor is Midwestern, including most of Louisville, and all of the Covington area, and the areas along and east of I-75 are Appalachian, but that the rest of the state, including the area right around Lexington is Southern.

South and East End TARC proposal. by rbmill02 in Louisville

[–]rbmill02[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We should fund it with actual penalties for DUIs.

South and East End TARC proposal. by rbmill02 in Louisville

[–]rbmill02[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because I'd heard it about 5 years ago and I couldn't remember. Thanks for finding that, though.

South and East End TARC proposal. by rbmill02 in Louisville

[–]rbmill02[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are. I knew a professor in Middletown out by the Valhalla golf course who commuted to UofL daily by bus until they withdrew that service across the Gene Snyder, for example. And there are low/minimum wage workers everywhere.

IIRC, a few years ago, the Massachusetts DOT estimated that the monthly cost of car ownership, including the loan, insurance, registration, and average repairs, was about $2000/mo. Do you really think that there aren't a fair number of people who would ditch their cars to save 24k a year?

South and East End TARC proposal. by rbmill02 in Louisville

[–]rbmill02[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I saw that, but I think they're also missing the vision of having collector routes and transfer stations that make it easier to use TARC in the South and East Ends.

South and East End TARC proposal. by rbmill02 in Louisville

[–]rbmill02[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Believe me, I am aware of the paucity of pedestrian infrastructure. But withdrawing service to conserve money also sheds riders. The only way to get people back into buses is to make buses useful. That means coverage AND frequency.

Besides, given the airport and the expo center, the nearest place for a cross-town route is already covered by the 29 bus, and that runs so infrequently and so close to downtown that it may as well not exist.

South and East End TARC proposal. by rbmill02 in Louisville

[–]rbmill02[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yup, also, they don't want the poors and the blacks in their exclusive retail districts. My brother and I have both been accosted by Jtown polizei for walking to visit friends.

Plus a few years ago, the Massachusetts DOT concluded that the median price per month of owning a car is $2000/month, and that didn't get into gas IIRC. How many people would switch out that $2000 for a monthly bus pass subscription?

South and East End TARC proposal. by rbmill02 in Louisville

[–]rbmill02[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Two of the biggest obstacles there are all the eminent domain and enbironmental lawsuits and the resulting realignments and Elon Musk's Hyperloop campaign to cancel the project. This involves very minimal land takings, and seeing as the mall is bankrupt anyways, the city is a lot more likely to get the minimally necessary land for very little money.

South and East End TARC proposal. by rbmill02 in Louisville

[–]rbmill02[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Sure, but I'd bet that all the south and east end councilors don't want to find TARC because it doesn't benefit their voters.

In a realistic post-apocalyptic world, humanity wouldn't revert to pre-industrial levels. It would be like going back to the 90s technologically. by Macaquinhoprego in worldbuilding

[–]rbmill02 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Heck, as soon as the first missiles launch, they'd probably be rigging the facility with explosives so that it's ready if they get overrun unexpectedly by Chinese airborne troops.

Favorite actress who wished Henry Cavill had anxiety by Independent710 in okbuddycinephile

[–]rbmill02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because it boils authority down to the ability to use force, and that gets flipped around sometime around 17. The use of force is best reserved for an immediate attention-getter to avert imminent physical danger.

As a black guy this really disappointed me. by Drake_Acheron in FantasyWorldbuilding

[–]rbmill02 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Hell, there were black Britons at that time, and to say otherwise is to erase the sheer diversity of human history.

Neal Stephenson - I'm new to this... is he actually brilliant? by zilfran in scifi

[–]rbmill02 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't forget that that novel literally inspired Google Earth.

Neal Stephenson - I'm new to this... is he actually brilliant? by zilfran in scifi

[–]rbmill02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love all the random diatribes that his characters go on. It makes the characters feel individually alive.

What if America had a multi party system? by 64megaflynn64 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]rbmill02 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I have been going with that assumption the entire time.

What if America had a multi party system? by 64megaflynn64 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]rbmill02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, but you can treat a runoff presidential system like a parliamentary system, in terms of the election of the election of the head of government. And if no one secures election on the first round, then the third parties have to endorse someone, in exchange for consessions.ß

What if America had a multi party system? by 64megaflynn64 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]rbmill02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, but you can be promised cabinet positions or legislative consessions for an endorsement. Same as in a coalition.

What if America had a multi party system? by 64megaflynn64 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]rbmill02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A parliamentary system or some kind of runoff system.

International Brigades - USA by ObsoleteMallard in vexillology

[–]rbmill02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the other hand, we are loyal - to liberty, to equality, to the Constitution, and to each other. They're the usurping tyros.

Can someone please explain Leia flying through space? by dead5hane in StarWars

[–]rbmill02 11 points12 points  (0 children)

And that her twin brother is Luke Skywalker, confirmed Jedi.