What Can We Learn From Europe’s High-Speed Trains?

In Germany, High Speed Rails (HSR) are proving to be the most cost-effective way to travel between urban areas. California is the only state to be moving forward with high speed rail plans, with plans to extend from San Francisco to L.A. According to the German Marshall Fund, the one essential to a successful U.S. HSR is ensure they are central to a larger transportation system and urban area, which includes other alternatives to driving.