This makes much more sense. Perhaps I am biased from my East Coast viewpoint, but these things have to be built for everyone, not just tech enthusiasts. The East Coast has many more destinations that could benefit from this. For me right now, it's an hour to Boston and five to NYC. Philadelphia is maybe seven, DC a little more. If the hyperloop performs as Musk says it will, it would be 40 minutes from Boston to DC - commuting distance. That would completely revolutionize this side of the country. I could work in NYC but enjoy all the comfort of New England.
>>I could work in NYC but enjoy all the comfort of New England.
The station cost will probably be high; it will be hard to have "side tracks". (No fan-out, you could say.)
So if there is a station in e.g. NY/LA, the housing costs for the other end station(s) ought to rapidly close with the big-city end station. It is just a way of opening a larger area for commuting.
So, there won't be that much comforts of New England.
My point was that with a HL the areas with high people pressure could continue to grow (I selected Silicon Valley because HN is a California-centric place, for good and bad. I'm in Europe.)
True. It will probably be relatively expensive, at least at first. Still, if it's moderately priced (<$100) I would be much more willing to take long-distance trips down the coast. As it is, I rarely go to NYC or Philadelphia because of the time and/or cost. Maybe not commute, but certainly visit with some regularity.
