Paul Weyrich is Making Sense

Well, he's probably still evil. But it is nice (and kind of funny) that Weyrich is a big fan of large-scale investments in rail. I'm not really sure that bus rapid transit is so bad as he says, when done right it can be a useful option. What I primarily fear about BRT is that we'll get into a "defining BRT down" scenario since it lacks a very clear definition.

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/06/paul-weyrich-is-making-sense/45328/