It’s not that it’s impossible. It’s just that we’ve been so indoctrinated to depend on cars that we can’t even comprehend the idea that real robust transit would work.
We aren’t the most spread out country in the world. Just because we are not a tiny country or have difficult geography is not a sufficient reason as to why we have basically no public transit.
We just lack the leadership needed to implement massive programs like high speed interstate rail.
We did it with the interstate highway system half a century ago.
It’s past time we had a real rail system. I agree with you it seems impossible. But it is not.
We just lack the leadership needed to implement massive programs like high speed interstate rail.
In fairness the Interstate system was more about air defense than transit.
…and the moon landing was more about “beating the Soviets” than the pursuit of lofty science and exploration goals.
Regardless, I don’t care what we decide to “make it about.”
I just want us to get it done.
Politically you have to get several different groups of people to buy in to make it work. Unfortunately “what it’s about” is the deciding factor in accomplishment.
