Yep, in my local area, light rail gets proposed all the time. And I'm not against it in principle. But the specific project proposals, even with their optimisti

Yep, in my local area, light rail gets proposed all the time. And I'm not against it in principle. But the specific project proposals, even with their optimistic ridership numbers, pan out to something like we could buy every rider their own mid-sized sedan and pay for a personal driver for the same overall sticker-price. Figuring out the cost-effective way to deliver those kinds of project, improving state capacity, seems supremely important for the US.