Posted on 08/21/2006 6:50:52 PM PDT by SJackson
I'm a couple of miles off of I-80. He wouldn't see it. He does call once in a while though.
It has long been my position that we should ELIMINATE short-haul flights like New York to Boston and Los Angeles to San Francisco. Those routes should be well-serviced by passenger trains and buses. This would return trains to a more viable method of networked transportation and would vastly reduce the number of vehicles on the road because many companies would be able to take advantage of the improved railway service along existing lines.
~ Blue Jays ~
We're in 100% agreement.
Getting a short-haul commuter flight for a business meeting is a kneejerk reaction for many. We need a more "systemic" approach to transportation. There are enormous numbers of people crowding very predictable and well-worn paths to large cities...which is where expanded and modernized train service would shine. Why have a small plane with 45 people on board when you can load a luxurious, quiet, train with more than a 1000 riders and get there just as fast?
You're absolutely correct in your suggestion that reducing the airport traffic would lighten the load on TSA, baggage handling, and air traffic control headaches. Economies of scale would arrange themselves and it should be cheaper for an individual to reach their destination via mass transit. With less traffic, goods and services traveling by truck would arrive more quickly and at less cost.
~ Blue Jays ~
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