This reminds me of the US where the railroads would get copious amount of land near the tracks, in relation to how many miles of tracks that they built. http:/

This reminds me of the US where the railroads would get copious amount of land near the tracks, in relation to how many miles of tracks that they built. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Railroad_Acts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Railroad_Acts Also, the MTA in NY has air rights in some places. Not that they are necessarily using them verify efficiently: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Yards_Redevelopment_Project http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Yards_Redevelopment_Proj...