Rethinking Mega-Region Air Travel: Part l A Surprising Use for High-Speed Rail

摘要

What if there was a way to significantly reduce delays occurring at our most congested airports-the kinds of delays that cost air travelers nationwide more than $3 billion annually and our economy more than $40 billion? What if we could meet the growing demand for air travel-and meet the demand with ease-while creating jobs and strengthening our nations ability to compete globally? We can. An ambitious task such as this can be accomplished using a completely fresh approach to integrating the various modes of transportation in the United States-in particular, rethinking how we might connect air and rail in a new and surprising way.