by matttbastard
ForaTV:
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger advocates for a high-speed rail system to modernize US infrastructure, which he considers to be on par with that of a developing country. He says, “Our trains go the same speed today as they were 100 years ago,” Schwarzenegger says. “So where is the progress?”
Complete video here.
bastard.logic 
Worse than that our personal transportation “cars” system is one of if not the most inefficient in the world. In terms of cost, flow rate, and accessibility.
In fact things are worse now than 100 yrs ago when trains where the norm.
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“Our trains go the same speed today as they were 100 years ago,” Schwarzenegger says. “So where is the progress?”
Perhaps I don’t give him enough credit, who knows, but that is surprisingly profound.
I have been in Korea a month, and I can already say that public transportation is the best thing evah!
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Sounds like he’s been reading James Kunstler.
Matt, come by my site. Gotta story you can sink your teeth into.
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