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They certainly make use of it in Europe and Asia. I've often thought
the American self-indulgent and perhaps overly independent belief that
they have to take their own car everywhere and that it needs must be
their primary mode of transportation. Yes, a lot of that is the lack
of infrastructure and the fact that with so much space and resources
there was no impetus to use higher density systems like light rail...
But still. If we'd pushed for it, it might have a larger presence
shared with what we have now.... it certainly would not leave us in
this situation where we are paying a lot more for fuel than we have come
to expect to pay and not really have any alternatives to just continuing
as is and paying the extra fuel costs.
Mike Miller wrote:
On Wed, 19 Sep 2007, Jack Smith wrote:
1. Cost. It took a long time and a big budget push to simply get I-70
*re-surfaced,* let alone actually improved. Putting in a train system
will be FAR more expensive than getting I-70 to six or even 8 lanes.
2. Demand. I'd be willing to bet that the number of people who use
I-70 to go between St. Louis-Columbia, STL-KC, or Columbia-KC is far
less than the number that get on and off at other spots OR simply
drive through the state on I-70 and wouldn't be able to use the train
for much.
You'd be surprised. Or at least I really think that you would be.
People here were very surprised by how well the light rail was used.
Actual use far outstripped predicted use.
Mike
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