novonick asked:

oh yeah re ct i wanted to ask your takes on ct rail could you also explain like why ct is preventing the high speed on the acela???
though yeah that (nimbyism) makes sense as a ct resident

It’s literally just that Nimbys in the southeast of Connecticut complained so much that the FRA had to abandon plans to upgrade the tracks to high-speed rail

Here is a link from when it happened:

CT rebellion against federal rail plan grows -- and may have impact

WASHINGTON — A rebellion that began in Old Lyme and has spread along coastal Connecticut is pressing the federal government to make big chan

CT Mirror