AltF2@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 years agoWhat was supposed to be "The Next Big Thing", but totally flopped?message-squaremessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down12
arrow-up111arrow-down1message-squareWhat was supposed to be "The Next Big Thing", but totally flopped?AltF2@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 years agomessage-square119fedilink
minus-squareSudoDnfDashY@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoThe only reason there aren’t more Monorails is the car lobbiests influencing zoning and transportation policy.
minus-squareAgreeableLandscape@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-23 years agoAlso there really aren’t that many benefits over regular trains, which is centuries old and already extremely mature technology.
minus-squareDPUGT2@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoThere’s the problem, it got stuck in a billboard.
minus-squareBloodwrych@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoI actually didn’t mind the monorail that ran around Sydney CBD before it was ripped down.
The only reason there aren’t more Monorails is the car lobbiests influencing zoning and transportation policy.
Also there really aren’t that many benefits over regular trains, which is centuries old and already extremely mature technology.
There’s the problem, it got stuck in a billboard.
I actually didn’t mind the monorail that ran around Sydney CBD before it was ripped down.