81. Intercity Buses: The Forgotten Mode
- Author:
- Randal O'Toole
- Publication Date:
- 06-2011
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- The Cato Institute
- Abstract:
- The debate over President Obama's fantastically expensive high-speed rail program has obscured the resurgence of a directly competing mode of transportation: intercity buses. Entrepreneurial immigrants from China and recently privatized British transportation companies have developed a new model for intercity bus operations that provides travelers with faster service at dramatically reduced fares.
- Topic:
- Economics, Markets, Infrastructure, and Governance
- Political Geography:
- United States and China