Can we implement congestion pricing in basically any American city?

I used to think you needed a downtown that was segmented from the rest of the city via a waterway (like South Beach Miami or San Francisco or Manhattan), but now I'm thinking you can just employ it on any urban freeway.

Also, is there any reason NOT to use congestion pricing? It seems like the only way to fund urban freeways. It's been tried and tested in several countries around the world.

What type of disc brake pads you guys like to use? Does the organic or semi-metallic ones squeal when wet like the sintered ones do?

another one down in Philly boys, reports say fatalities on the ground

IME
>American: staff is rude black women and they are shilling credit cards and rewards programs constantly (fits the name desu)
>United: cheaper, good service, but far less routes
>Delta: somewhere in between the other two in terms of service and route availability

>Trend setters
ENVE, Time, Winspace, Officina Battaglin, Crust
>Cognoscenti
Scott, Giant, Rivendell, Merida, Brompton, Felt, Ritchey, LOOK
>The crowd: Aspirational
Cervelo, Spesh (S-Works), Pinarello, Santa Cruz, Velo Orange, Tern, Electra
>The crowd: Conformity
Spesh, Canyon, Trek, Liv, Panasonic, REI, Cube, Surly, Bianchi

Why do trains keep murdering innocent people?

>Hmm maybe i should get a GPS tracker for my electric bike...
>Wait a minute I'm white hahaha I live in a 90% majority white town!

Theoretically speaking, if I was an entrepreneuring billionaire and I wanted to bring back one of the great American passenger trains (Super Chief, California Zephyr, Panama Limited, Empire Builder, City of Los Angeles/San Francisco, 20th Century Limited, Broadway Limited, Powhatan Arrow, Coast Daylight, etc.) to run on a regular basis (let's put it at at least two times a month for a start), which option would be more feasible from an economic/technical/legal perspective?

1. Acquire all of the surviving rolling stock (sleepers, dining cars, dome/observation cars, baggage cars, etc.) from the original consist from private owners, heritage railways, and museums, as well as matching surviving locomotives (can be from ones different railroads since thousands of functionally and aesthetically identical EMD F and E units were sold to all Class I railroads). Renovate them as necessary to make them FRA-compliant, obtain waivers wherever possible. Put them into service as a part-luxury train, part-mobile museum.

2. Commission the construction of a replica consist. Building entirely new streamlined cars from scratch, designed to match the internal and external appearance of its original as much as possible, with changes only being made when it's literally required to make the car FRA-compliant/modern user friendly (updated wiring, HEP, power outlets at seats, WiFi support, replacing wooden paneling with MDF paneling etc.). Motive power consists of custom-built Siemens Chargers designed to resemble the original E and F units (streamlining, bulldog noses, matching paint schemes, etc.) as much as legally possible.

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Is there still a fixie subculture anywhere out there, or am I showing my age? Im still enamored with the whole “fixie punk” aesthetic. Considering jumping back on social media is there are still people doing this. But I realize its a niche subculture from the early 2000’s thats been made fun of since day 1.

Canada announces RFP winner for 1000km+ highspeed rail project

>Cadence team members include CDPQ Infra, AtkinsRéalis, Keolis, SYSTRA, SNCF Voyageurs, and Air Canada. This selection highlights the leading-edge expertise of the consortium, with deep roots in Canada and world-class know-how in the design, development and operation of passenger transportation infrastructure.

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/cadence-consortium-selected-to-transform-canadian-mobility-with-the-alto-high-speed-rail-project-866673435.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsB5_mLcfwM