From: "Geo." 

"Adam Flinton"  wrote in
message news:40ea8e46{at}w3.nls.net...

> > they'll have to achive the same population density first..

> Why? Imagine the people in the interior being sold seaside holidays in
> the southern coastal bit but deciding to drive there....

Because with their current population density, mass transit is a better
solution. A train can survive if there are enough people wanting to get
from point A to point B. In the US that might work in the NE or SW but you
can't do that when you have a population density like mid america.

Geo.

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