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Originally Posted by craigs
Yeah, I concur with Pedestrian: when it comes to transportation infrastructure, California has invested heavily in much more than just freeways. I am surprised to see such an uninformed claim.
California's massive airports, seaports, and freight railroad networks are top notch. They greatly lessen the burden on the state's road networks.
And in terms of public transport, California transit agencies carry far more commuters per capita than those in Texas. For example, before the pandemic the state's fourth busiest transit agency--San Diego's--provided 282,300 daily rides, while Texas' largest agency, in Houston, provided 297,900 daily rides. California has the fifth- and ninth-busiest heavy rail systems in America, six different light rail systems that include the first-, third-, and fifth-busiest in the nation, and the sixth- and eighth-busiest metropolitan commuter rail networks in the country. The state also funds the nation's third-, fourth-, and seventh-busiest interurban Amtrak routes.
Yes, Texas and Florida are America's future--they are currently growing fastest--but so are all of the other states 'America's future.' America isn't just one or two states.
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California is far more denser and populated than Texas due to a different type of geography and history (California has way more pre automobile development). Aside from better public transit, I'd imagine Texas ports, freight, and airports are just as good, if not better.
Texas and Florida are more indicative of the type of state that will be America's future, which is just a repeat of what Midwest (or insert previously booming region/state ) went through from boom to bust to stagnation....