Corridor One

This evening, we went to a presentation in support of what's called Corridor One, which is a proposal for a regional rail line between Harrisburg, the state capital, and Lancaster, about forty miles south. There were four speakers, one a moderator, one someone who spoke about measurement of air pollution, one who spoke about the health effects of air pollution, and one who spoke in favor of the commercial benefits of light rail. Only the first and fourth were worthwhile; a little talk about microparticulates and lung cilia and whatnot goes a long way. The person talking at the end was more enthusiastic and emotional, which I kind of liked. She didn't have logical, rational reasons (well, she likely did, but that wasn't the thrust of her argument); she said it ought to be done because it was a good thing, and it ought to be extended to our communities because we didn't want to miss out on the growth that this would inevitably bring.

Personally, I don't think that there is anything inevitable about it, but I'm with her; it's a good idea, and we should do it.