The Conservative Case for Rail

While I have plenty of problems with some of what William Lind, the Director of the American Conservative Center for Public Transportation, is saying, the interview is a good example of why it's silly that rail is perceived as a liberal policy position that conservatives oppose.  There are plenty of reasons on both sides of the party line to support rail.

William Lind argues that national security concerns should cause conservatives to support rail-we are entirely too dependent on foreign oil, and discusses the fact that there's a myth that rail is subsidized and highway isn't.  He refers to the fact that property values have risen near rail stations in many cities, yet the opposite is true of highway interchanges. 

And the interview doesn't shy away from race and class issues.