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It's insane the city pairs in the US that aren't served by any passenger rail at all. Let's explore the worst and see if there are any plans afoot!
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Previous CityNerd videos referenced:
- 56 places we should be building high speed rail in North America — https://youtu.be/wE5G1kTndI4
- CityVisit: Winston-Salem and the Piedmont Triad — https://youtu.be/RxCNVJ5AmqE
- CityVisit: Durham and the Research Triangle — https://youtu.be/NWeJSi_y_Fo
- All about Texas high speed rail — https://youtu.be/Ci4SbjBnqkk
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Resources:
- https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/Maps/Amtrak-System-Map-020923.pdf
- Power Laws: https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.05346
- Zipf's Law https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378437117310130#:~:text=In%20more%20general%20terms%2C%20Zipf's,largest%20city%2C%20and%20so%20on.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_statistical_area
- https://www.allaboardohio.org/amtrak-rail-routes/3c%2Bd---cleveland-columbus-dayton-cincinnati
- https://www.ridethefrontrange.com/
- USDOT Corridor ID program: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e1f1bd55cfad489a859cc8905d0dad16
- https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Business_Plan_Map.pdf
- https://www.texascentral.com/
- https://lvpc.org/passenger-rail
- https://www.riometro.org/226/Weekday
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