Quote Originally Posted by jsmyers View Post
cman710, HSR isn't some green fantasy, where everybody lives sustainably off their little plot of land, it is about growing a more productive economy, using much less energy than the alternatives. Induced demand is exactly the point.
jsmyers, I agree with you as a general matter. I think HSR would be great for Detroit, and it would make rail more attractive and contribute to the growth of the metro Detroit economy. I hope that HSR will also be economically feasible, but it will be difficult to fully analyze that before it exists and I think it is great that we are moving closer and closer to a higher speed connection with Chicago. My comment was more a devil's advocate response to the emphasis on green-ness in the video.