Its really all about control.
Strip money out of highway funds to build trains and eventually the roads fall apart. Combine that with rising gas taxes and repairs from driving on broken down roads and people will be forced to live within easy access to a train station (in the city)
No more of those filthy rednecks going where they want, when they want.
The highway funds don’t cover the cost of maintaining or building highways anymore. The haven’t for some time.
The train station I wait at was built and owned by a private company long before the government took it over.
You can’t say that about your highway. Talk about government control.
Bingo
You are correct. This is about concentrating populations and restricting mobility.
http://www.siemens.com/sustainability/en/understanding/international_guidelines.htm#toc-5