[tdfx]

Even with parking for a couple days priced in, it's still considerably cheaper to rent a car and drive from DC to NYC than to take the train (and takes about the same amount of time). I much prefer train travel but unless it's heavily subsidized the way highway travel is, I don't think it will ever be competitive or widely popular.

[seanmcdirmid]

Or just unsubsidize highway travel. It is bound to happen eventually as public investment can’t keep up with road infrastructure needs.

[ajmurmann]

Japan also doesn't have street parking. Another way pretty much every other country is subsidizing cars.