Sweden's public transportation was impressive, though. Compare a map of Gothenburg's light rail/tram: http://www.isa-sociology.org/congress2010/imagenes/publi

Sweden's public transportation was impressive, though. Compare a map of Gothenburg's light rail/tram: http://www.isa-sociology.org/congress2010/imagenes/public-transportation-system-02.jpg http://www.isa-sociology.org/congress2010/imagenes/public-tr... With a map of Houston's: http://www.urbanrail.net/am/hous/houston-map.gif http://www.urbanrail.net/am/hous/houston-map.gif This isn't an exaggeration. Houston really only has one rail line. Other major cities such as Phoenix also only have one line: http://www.valleymetro.org/images/uploads/lightrail_publications/Light-Rail-Line-Map.pdf http://www.valleymetro.org/images/uploads/lightrail_publicat... And both cities are much, much bigger than Gothenburg.