"Why Glaeser Got It Wrong: Re-Running The Numbers On High Speed Rail"

Yonah Freemark writes on the The Infrastructurist "Why Glaeser Got It Wrong: Re-Running The Numbers On High Speed Rail", he disputes Glaeser's analysis in the New York Times that high speed rail is not a worthwhile invesntmet. Good article giving much detail why high speed rail will be economically beneficial.

Paul Krugman also gets some knocks in on Glaeser of the New York Times in his article "More on density and rail". Krugman states that it is "ridiculous to compare the average population density of the United States with that of European countries, and think that this says anything about transportation options."

There's been a lot of activity on the net in regard to Glaeser's analysis on high speed train travel both pro and con. Discussion is needed to ensure the construction of high speed train lines is done properly and money is not wasted on a poor service, so bring it on, but let's get started with high speed rail in the NEC, it'll clearly work.