I don't accept the assumption that the US gets more potential value out of roads than trains and buses - I do accept that currently the train infrastructure is

I don't accept the assumption that the US gets more potential value out of roads than trains and buses - I do accept that currently the train infrastructure is so insanely poor that nobody wants to ride it. I think if we take a look at the world at large we'd see that the eastern seaboard and southern california could look a lot more like the Rhine valley and the lowlands while improving quality of life for residents. Roads need to exist and I am not trying to say they don't - but they shouldn't be the primary transit option for most people on most of their routes.