http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/12/28/china-embraces-high-speed-rail-and-filial-piety Comments On: China Embraces High Speed Rail and Filial Piety by Cienna Madrid en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by CbytheSea]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:30:14 -0800 The Stranger
The point isn't traveling the whole extent (which agreed would be a stupid choice over a plane), but rather to connect cities along the chain. For commuters, it allows greater flexibility on where they work vs. where they live.

With such a train, you could live in Tacoma and work in downtown Seattle, and you'd have a shorter commute (11 minutes!) than someone driving from Ballard.
Posted by Free Lunch]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:24:29 -0800 The Stranger Posted by BL]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:25:03 -0800 The Stranger Posted by sperifera]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 15:35:27 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Renton Mike]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:31:15 -0800 The Stranger Posted by laterite]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:03:25 -0800 The Stranger Posted by I'd rather be productive than entertained]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:12:35 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Pope Peabrain]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:05:38 -0800 The Stranger
That's so cute. I've never heard a dictatorship described as a 'conversation'. You don't travel much do you?
Posted by Chinaman]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:03:52 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Mattini]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:54:14 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Plane Spotter]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:39:53 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Matt the Engineer]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:37:02 -0800 The Stranger
I live in Kent. It takes me 10 minutes to drive to Doug Fox Parking. It would take me 30 minutes to get to King Street station and hundreds in parking.
Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:31:47 -0800 The Stranger
This line is a bit past the edge of how far you can go in a bullet train and save time. But the capacity's huge compared to an airplane, and China has a whole lot of travellers.
Posted by Matt the Engineer]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:29:34 -0800 The Stranger
Meanwhile in January, I'm taking a Boeing 737 from Seattle to Puerto Villarta. Four hours.

But that's progress for ya!!
Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:25:09 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Vadt]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:20:20 -0800 The Stranger Posted by fletc3her]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 10:49:35 -0800 The Stranger Posted by treefort]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 10:40:59 -0800 The Stranger
In other China news, the government is now requiring its citizens to register for the internet using their full legal names, even just to leave pointless blog comments.

(Signed, Gloomy "this is the only real name of mine you need to know" Gus)
Posted by gloomy gus]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 10:39:39 -0800 The Stranger
Jealous.
Posted by Matt the Engineer]]> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 10:24:16 -0800 The Stranger