tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post8691810744335013291..comments2024-01-05T14:03:34.310-05:00Comments on CityKin: Is Rail a Boondoggle?CityKinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09068481950069401281noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-71040749810397215512009-10-08T09:07:22.542-04:002009-10-08T09:07:22.542-04:00It is so easy for opponents to throw out a buzzwor...It is so easy for opponents to throw out a buzzword without support and everyone believes them. <br />To me this goes right back to Mike's post A Culture of Cynics, no one likes changes, especially if the change will be good for them.5chw4r7zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00635910297238841220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-40774803323218049262009-10-08T00:12:50.993-04:002009-10-08T00:12:50.993-04:00You know a few years ago, improved rail in the US ...You know a few years ago, improved rail in the US seemed a pipe dream. Now there is tons of research-based articles on the web supporting the economics of rail. See The Overhead Wire or <a href="http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/tag/transportation" rel="nofollow">Yglesias</a>.<br /><br />Travelling by train is green, comfortable, fast and productive. But the real reason I support rail is that it grows good cities in a way that highways and airports cannot.CityKinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068481950069401281noreply@blogger.com