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“Fast Train to a Slow Bus”
Written by Pat's Papers | Tuesday, 23 March 2010 8:52 AM
The Obama administration gave the state of Florida $1.25 billion to develop a high-speed rail system to connect Orlando and Tampa. But the New York Times says with its five planned stops, the train will only shave about 30 minutes off people’s morning commutes. And then there’s the problem of what to do when they get there. Because of a lackluster public transportation system in both cities, the paper says “travelers may discover that they have taken a fast train to a slow bus.”
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