1.0 link 185644 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/louise-nelson-dyble/bridging-the-transportati_b_185644.html Americans tend to think about transportation in competitive terms: freeways versus subways, cars versus buses, rails versus airports. Certainly, the debate on economic stimulus spending has been argued along these lines. While state representatives and industrial groups advocate for "shovel-ready" projects such as new roads, bridges and tunnels, city planners and environmentalists tend to support investments in mass transit and rail. This divide -- each mode of transportation with its own advocates, all fighting for funding -- is not inevitable....

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