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Article #596Re: Dominant Form of Transportation
From: John Higdon
Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2001 01:44
Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2001 01:44
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in article orfairbairn-0302011548020001@ip12.ft-myers8.fl.pub-ip.psi.net, Orval Fairbairn wrote: > NO, because most of the US is open space, where it is impractical to build > a network of mass transit. Mass transit is simply limited in its ability > to take you everywhere you want to go. When will the railheads get it? People who live in urban areas tend to forget that a significant amount of this nation's population does not live in major cities, jammed up one against the other. For that matter, most of California is open space. Urban transit only works, surprisingly enough, in urban areas. And then, there is the cost. Does anyone have figures on what BART costs per passenger mile? -- John Higdon | Email Address Valid | http://www.anntec.com/ +1 408 264 4115 | Silicon Valley, CA | FAX: +1 408 264 4407 Cheap, provincial San Franciscans can call: 415 428-COWS
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