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Professional-Tour621 t1_j7owjvr wrote

Reply to comment by GBJGBJGBJx3 in i want to come home by 99hailstorm

Not a thing . please stop romanticizing high sped rail service. An atomic bomb was unleashed on Japan, therefore they were able to build that service from scratch. The railroad system here in America has been around since the 1800 where different rich men wanted to control portions of the country. If y’all want high speed rail - move to Japan . Argue with JP Morgan and them

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AbuJimTommy t1_j7o1tj3 wrote

I’d go North Haven over Hamden. Not really a coherent town, more hard-core suburban sprawl in feel, but Much easier to shoot down I-91 into New Haven than trying to go down Whitney with all the lights. Structurally Hamden government is F’d financially. Not sure how they are going to get out of it. That’s why the tax rate is so high. Maybe a renter doesn’t care, but would definitely not buy in Hamden, personally.

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brewski t1_j7nxare wrote

Reply to comment by GBJGBJGBJx3 in i want to come home by 99hailstorm

I think the main issue with the track is that they'd have to increase the turn radius on a lot of places. It's an extremely crowded corridor. That means massive amounts of eminent domain. Thousands of people would list their homes and businesses. It's not going to happen.

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crymeariver_a t1_j7nrx82 wrote

Meanwhile, I moved back from DC/NoVa early last year to help take care of family and am itching to go back 🫠. I knew I’d come back to New Haven but I didn’t think it’d be this early on. I miss the nightlife it’s so boring here 😭 but if that’s not your scene then I get the appeal of coming back, there’s elements I didn’t realize I missed until I came back :)

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AbuJimTommy t1_j7nofqt wrote

The DMV is home for me. CT is a nice place to raise a family, but I still miss DC. If you need to stay down there and can handle the moderate commute Annapolis is a really great town to live in. Much less congested than the VA side, still plenty to do and it has a great young community.

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GBJGBJGBJx3 t1_j7nlb65 wrote

Reply to comment by yurrm0mm in i want to come home by 99hailstorm

Yes, high speed passenger rail is up to something like 280mph+ in Asia, and New Haven is just about 300 miles from DC. Even the Acela is advertised as being able to hit 150mph, but can barely cross 65mph because of how outdated the track is.

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