I was disputing population density requirements.
The cited number required for "some level of infrequent bus service" was 3,000 per square mile. I don't know what "infrequent bus service" is, but I wouldn't exactly call this, a non-comprehensive bus schedule," infrequent. The population of Moffat is under 2,500. Moffat is a small rural village, iow. I'm not claiming that rail can replace *all* transportation in this country, only that it is an underutilized form of transportation. As are all forms of mass transit here.
The point is no amount of batteries (look up the carbon footprint of their manufacture), cars (again, carbon footprint) and required roads (like tar? Have some more) is going to help much in the effort to keep this rock a healthy place for humans. I see high speed rail in the medians of our Interstate system as a more responsible, more efficient and far less polluting alternative to air travel and truck freight. I do not see it, nor am I suggesting that it could be, an alternative to automobiles.
The point is no amount of batteries (look up the carbon footprint of their manufacture), cars (again, carbon footprint) and required roads (like tar? Have some more) is going to help much in the effort to keep this rock a healthy place for humans. I see high speed rail in the medians of our Interstate system as a more responsible, more efficient and far less polluting alternative to air travel and truck freight. I do not see it, nor am I suggesting that it could be, an alternative to automobiles.
