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...zoned at present for institutional uses, but that once that is changed by the city it opens the door for almost unlimited future expansion. “Once you let a complex through the door there’s no stopping it. It becomes a runaway freight train,” he said, noting the difficult balancing act the city must undertake to allow institutions to develop without overwhelming the neighborhood. Robert E. Cook ’68, director of the Arboretum, said that the development was necessary for the Arboretum’s growth and that Weld Hill...
...heavyweight team can afford to train their freshman as novices, when the lightweight team is so much smaller,” Kharrazi said. “We started off with four recruits, and the heavyweights had almost 16 recruits this year, so we can not afford to not have stellar freshman...
...addition, travel on Western European trains is very reliable—ICE reports punctuality rates of 94 percent, just ahead of the pan-European Eurostar train’s 92 percent. European train operators have realized that few things annoy travelers more than transport delays. Amtrak has not. Its 77 percent on time rate puts it roughly on par with European and US flight punctuality. European trains also provide less quantitative benefits, including wireless internet, uninterrupted cell phone services, and something that planes will never have: Windows that open and fresh air. Unsurprisingly, while Amtrak stagnates in the U.S., more...
...rail system. Historically, nationalized rail systems have often been trainwrecks. Before privatization, France’s national rail was 200 billion francs in debt, and the UK’s rail system was a heavy burden on tax-payers. Ten years down the track since privatization, the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) reports that the British National Rail currently holds Europe’s highest growth rate of passenger kilometers. Amtrak could do the same...
...Amtrak is privatized, the current, rather pathetic, state of train service in the U.S. soon will be a thing of the past. With private investment—and private sector standards of efficiency—Amtrak will finally be able to compete with planes on prices, reliability, service, and, over shorter distances, time...