[Diddle E. Squat]

When roads are built, the land along side them gets developed. That land would likely not have developed as quickly without a road to get to it. Developed land pays out more in property taxes than undeveloped fields do.

Yeah, and the same thing often happens along rail lines, at least around stations.

[GOPcapitalist]

Yeah, and the same thing often happens along rail lines, at least around stations.

I don't believe I've ever seen riders jumping off train cars en masse at locations in between stations to use a commercial establishment that emerged there because of the tracks (though I do suppose it is possible, considering that many light rail systems average a crawling 10 to 15 miles per hour in speed).