Sarge
2008-06-24 15:18:16
The RIGHT way to do this, is dedicated express-plan light rail to airports less than an hour’s ride outside of city limits, and encorporate the rail into the airport security — screen bags & passengers en-route on the train, so the transit time is not wasted. It gets the airplanes out of the city centers, but makes them more accessible (based on actual time involved).
Gets the best of both worlds; rail’s ease of boarding & good short-distance efficiency, with air’s long-distance reach. & it unjams that expensive air terminal space.
Of course, politically, the cab, shuttle, limo, and city airports commissars are not willing to release their stanglehold on travel, so it’ll never happen. makes good engineering sense, though.
