Train Stations Transform Urban Design

New train stations across Europe and East Asia are transforming cities.

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January 17, 2002, 12:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"In much of the world, political leaders have concluded that for trips of less than 350 miles, train travel is the soundest choice, both economically and environmentally. There is broad agreement across the political spectrum that taxpayers should pay to build railways just as they pay to build highways. Yet in the United States, railroads receive little support."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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