>Then Florida Governor Bob Graham goes to Japan in 82' and becomes a turbo train weeb.
>Regan fucks rail projects in 84'.
>Whole idea implodes by 1991.
>Lawton Chiles makes a deal in 1996 to create a TGV style grade separated HSR.
>Chiles narrowly losses reelection to Jeb Bush who revokes state funding shortly after in 99'.
>Voters approve constitutional amendment to build a system anyway.
>Jeb gets the amendment repealed in 04'.
>Federal money allocated for yet another project in the 2010s but was killed by Rick Scott.

Brightline is neat and all especially if drivers stop trying to kill themselves at the road crossings but what could have been if either plan were allowed to flourish? Would Florida still be largely suburban hoa hell outside Miami and a few remaining downtowns?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayvObQBh2kw