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California is trying. It was only yesterday that they eliminated minimum parking requirements, which stand in direct opposition to improvements to public transportation.

You may not realize it, but California's GDP is many times "most European countries." They have a way to go to catch up.

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In case it wasn't clear, I am talk specifically about California high speed rail. The parent was we have tried to connect urban centers with rail.

This is because the US is no longer capable of infrastructure projects. There are number of reasons why and good articles on the topic if you are interested.