While railroads were once the backbone of American transportation, the
nation has since become notoriously car-centric, an arrangement that
many modern urban planners and environmental advocates alike decry as
inefficient, polluting, and conducive to sprawl.
A number of recent proposals, from upgrades to urban and commuter transit to an ambitious push for inter-city high speed rail from the Obama administration, have endeavored to change that. But many have encountered resistance, and some have fallen victim to budget cuts, political blockage, or other obstacles.
A number of recent proposals, from upgrades to urban and commuter transit to an ambitious push for inter-city high speed rail from the Obama administration, have endeavored to change that. But many have encountered resistance, and some have fallen victim to budget cuts, political blockage, or other obstacles.
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