Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Links

Just not sure why, in most cases, this would be any sort of priority.

Other ideas for improving spending include coordinating highway, transit and railroad administrations so that they actually link up in a rational fashion — right now, the United States is the only industrialized country that doesn’t do this. A 2005 GAO report, for instance, found that “Most major U.S. airports have direct connections to local transit systems rather than to nationwide rail or bus systems.”

I mean, I don't have any problem running the inter-city rail system through the airports, but I can't see why it would be a priority worth spending much money on. If there's a rail line nearby when you're thinking of building an airport, or vice versa, sure spend a little extra to add a link, but I don't think it's a priority.