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发帖数: 6973 | 1 Michael Cooper, How Flaws Undid Obama’s Hope for High-Speed Rail in Florida
. New York Times, Mar 12, 2011.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/
us/12rail.html?scp=1&sq=florida%20crist&st=cse
Quote:
Florida Governor Rick Scott "joined several other Republican governors in
spurning federally financed train projects over fears that their states
could be on the hook for future costs.
"The Tampa-to-Orlando route had obvious drawbacks: It would have linked two
cities that are virtually unnavigable without cars, and that are so close
that the new train would have been little faster than driving.
"Tampa and Orlando are only 84 miles apart, generally considered too close
for high-speed rail to make sense. The train trip, with many stops along the
way, would have shaved only around a half-hour off the drive. Since there
are no commercial flights between the two cities, the new line would not
have lured away fliers or freed up landing slots at the busy airports. And
neither Tampa nor Orlando has many public transportation options. So the
question arose: Could riders be persuaded to leave their cars behind and buy
tickets to places where they would still probably need cars?
Note:
(a) Tampa, Florida
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa,_Florida
(section 1 History)
(b) Orlando, Florida
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando,_Florida
(section 2 Namesakes)
Orlando is the Italian form of Roland (as given name)/Rowland (as last name). |
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