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High Speed Rail: The Recruiters | 27 comments (27 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: High Speed Rail: The Recruiters (4.00 / 3)

I have this proposal (promoting here not for the first time), which would fit the recruiting role naturally. It is a kind of shared taxi (or "spontaneously" routed bus/van) transportation. Service to big rail hubs could be made very comfortable to customers, and implementation would not be hard. It would require just a road access for passenger drop off or collection, and some directing/assiting personell at the station - and no parking lots at the station!

A regular-routed version of the service could conveninetly connect the big station with hubs of local transportation, parking lots and other "recruiting" points.

by das monde on Mon May 21st, 2007 at 05:00:29 AM EST
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Re: High Speed Rail: The Recruiters (none / 1)

Yes, I will have to edit it to include that.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Mon May 21st, 2007 at 11:16:11 AM EST
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Re: High Speed Rail: The Recruiters (4.00 / 2)

Isn't that how airport shuttles operate in the US?

Bush is a symptom, not the disease.

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon May 21st, 2007 at 11:22:02 AM EST
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Re: High Speed Rail: The Recruiters (4.00 / 2)

In the sense of the scheduling both origin and destination, this is closer to conventional Dial-a-Ride service ... the advance is providing the service on-call, rather than with (in this county) one to seven days notice and limitations in days of service for some outlying areas.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Mon May 21st, 2007 at 06:47:08 PM EST
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Ummm, whenever I flew in the American South West airports had dial-a-ride for arrivals, and I never felt it was a problem to have to arrange your shuttle ride for departure ahead of time (the night before was usually sufficient).

Bush is a symptom, not the disease.

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue May 22nd, 2007 at 05:35:56 AM EST
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Re: High Speed Rail: The Recruiters (none / 0)

The target here is to leverage off the HSR to support local transport alternatives, and the day ahead is on factor the reduces the penetration of dial a ride transport.

But the airport shuttles ... which are often private commercial operations ... do underline the fact that Americans get out of their cars to get on a plane, making it one transport task that allows us to sidestep the hegemony of the car.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Tue May 22nd, 2007 at 11:12:00 AM EST
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Re: High Speed Rail: The Recruiters (none / 1)

I can imagine that in many places airport shuttle busses work almost the same way - though it is far from standard, and you have to learn the system of each new place. But this is a right analogy to start with. The idea could be (and should be) applied broader and gradually improved. An aggressive promotional/incentive push may cut a lot in carbon emissions, congestion and parking space eventually.

by das monde on Tue May 22nd, 2007 at 03:30:24 AM EST
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