▲ 1244 ▼ Anon questions modern society (lemmy.ml) submitted 11 months ago by destructdisc@lemmy.world to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world 162 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] destructdisc@lemmy.world [S] 11 points 11 months ago (1 child) It's even worse in Canada where 50% of the population literally lives in a straight line in Ontario/Quebec permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dermanus@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) And we've been "studying" high speed rail in that corridor for roughly 40 years now. One of these days we'll build it, I swear! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago I think the big problem with Canada, the US, the UK, and other former British colonies is that the legal system gives private property owners a lot of rights. In places like France or China the government can just say “we’re building this” without a lot of public input. But the second CA put out their high speed rail proposal it was met with hundreds of lawsuits over eminent domain. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dermanus@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) And we've been "studying" high speed rail in that corridor for roughly 40 years now. One of these days we'll build it, I swear! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago I think the big problem with Canada, the US, the UK, and other former British colonies is that the legal system gives private property owners a lot of rights. In places like France or China the government can just say “we’re building this” without a lot of public input. But the second CA put out their high speed rail proposal it was met with hundreds of lawsuits over eminent domain. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago I think the big problem with Canada, the US, the UK, and other former British colonies is that the legal system gives private property owners a lot of rights. In places like France or China the government can just say “we’re building this” without a lot of public input. But the second CA put out their high speed rail proposal it was met with hundreds of lawsuits over eminent domain. permalink fedilink source parent
