Long before a Hyper-loop will be viable, this is the map of where all our high speed rails should have been placed.
Currently, only the California high speed corridor is under construction (Florida has stalled and I'm not sure if the Cascades ever got funding).
We are decades behind the rest of the world in viable rail. To people who say rail can't work in the US, just look at this map. Only the NE section has decent rail and it's saturated for commuters. Building out the rest of the rail infrastructure we need will reduce the need for cars and help deal with pollution. Once cities are connected, I think we'll naturally see the expansion of urban/commuter rail to solve the last mile problem.
Currently, only the California high speed corridor is under construction (Florida has stalled and I'm not sure if the Cascades ever got funding).
We are decades behind the rest of the world in viable rail. To people who say rail can't work in the US, just look at this map. Only the NE section has decent rail and it's saturated for commuters. Building out the rest of the rail infrastructure we need will reduce the need for cars and help deal with pollution. Once cities are connected, I think we'll naturally see the expansion of urban/commuter rail to solve the last mile problem.