Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Amusing DC area connection...

[Dave Lloyd <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Fri, 11 Nov 2005, Jonathan King wrote:

> I don't think there's anything magical about trains, per se. 

I do.  I think that most cargo is moved more *efficiently* from point to
point on rail (cargo being people, shipping containers, cattle, widgets,
whatever).  Cargo is moved most *flexibly* on highways and streets.
Keep in mind that flow on a rail system is controled where it is not (or
barely controled) on a system of highways and streets.

> And I recognize the fact that lower population densities make public
> transportation tougher in some places.  But I still marvel at the
> ridiculously tiny crowds on (say) the local bus system.  These days,
> it runs on time, bus fare is much less than parking, and there are
> literally hundreds of people who live as much as a block off Broadway
> who are really missing a deal.  That just weirds me out.

One word: advertising.

--dlloyd

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