A pair of op-ed essays in the Philadelphia Inquirer, while operating in slightly different spheres, put the rail vs. rubber contrast in good relief.
In this corner: Vukan Vuchic, UPS Foundation Professor of Transportation Systems at the University of Penn -- a notable figure who has appeard on the radar screens of many transit experts -- arguing that we need to keep Amtrak around, develop a stable funding source for it and restructure it to improve its operations:http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/editorial/3939309.htmIn the other corner: Syndicated columnist Neal R. Peirce, who specializes in urban issues. He says that when it comes to building rapid transit, it's time we got on the bus, using a plan to build a rapid busway system in Honolulu as his springboard. The advantage? You can get rapid transit up and running better, faster and cheaper this way:http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/editorial/3939311.htm
Thanks to Sandy F. Smith, Jr.
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