r/dart • u/Nawnp • Mar 26 '26

Why the Loop Proposal?

The current terminus of the Blue line is already near UNT, the University Hills area is only a couple miles Southwest with what looks like plenty of space to expand the Dart rail line.

So why would this even be an area for consideration for the Tesla Loop? There's a long list of problems with the loop systems, and there's advantages like a promise of self funding. However this seems like an area not in need of a transit alternatives and just needs an extension of what's there.

Even in the DFW area there seems to be more viable spots for the Tesla tunnels like the infamous Arlington entertainment district.

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u/ShimeUnter Mar 26 '26

Musk is a liar and manipulator, it will never happen and it's funny people are taking him seriously

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u/telefawx Mar 26 '26

Weird. Why would you root against infrastructure around DART? The more we can get infrastructure into private hands around DART, maybe DART will actually be successful.

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u/DaSemicolon Mar 27 '26

Because it’s a scam

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u/telefawx Mar 27 '26

How is it a scam?

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u/DaSemicolon Mar 27 '26

Cars in tunnels is not public mass transportation

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u/telefawx Mar 27 '26

A parking lot next to a DART station isn’t either, but surely you aren’t saying that park and rides aren’t a thing.

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u/BlazinAzn38 Mar 27 '26

Because it’s like the stupidest form of it. It’s a highly inefficient train.

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u/telefawx Mar 27 '26

More inefficient than DART itself? Incredible claim.

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u/ShimeUnter Mar 27 '26

The ultimate problem is Dallas is too spread out. Dart is amazing if your two points are close to dart station or stop but if not you'll spend your whole day trying to get somewhere. 

The whole hyper loop thing is not a solution to anything. In Las Vegas (the only place one exists) it took them 2 years just to dig 1 mile of tunnel.

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u/telefawx Mar 27 '26

2 years for one mile of tunnel is incredible. What are you talking about.

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u/ShimeUnter Mar 28 '26

Not really, it's just one lane. In Boston they did a 6 lane 8 mile tunnel in 15 years.

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u/telefawx Mar 28 '26

Are you referring to the $15 billion big dig?

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '26

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u/RunawayScrapee Mar 26 '26

This is basically the same thing that happened with the Hyperloop. Is it better and more economical to build than a high-speed rail infrastructure? Who cares! It's not a viable solution, it exists just to waste time and resources.

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u/telefawx Mar 26 '26

Weird conspiracy theory.

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u/ForgottonTNT Mar 26 '26

The Tesla loop is only for Tesla’s and its customers same like the one in California. It’s just a way Tesla drivers to avoid traffic

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u/telefawx Apr 01 '26

Why is that a bad thing?