High speed rail

Andrew Ryder

Journal of Transport Geography, 2012, vol. 22, issue C, 303-305

Abstract: ► Population densities are far lower in the US than in countries with high speed rail networks. ► Most US office space is decentralised, not in down-towns. ► Most business travel is suburb-to-suburb, not centre-to-centre, and requires a car. ► Medium-distance travel, most suitable for high speed trains, is mainly by car, not plane. ► High-speed rail works best as part of a strategy embracing economic and industrial development.

Keywords: High speed rail; Regional economic development; Regional planning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2012.03.004

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