Green Daily

With the growing concern over greenhouse emissions and rising fuel costs, conditions are right for a golden age in mass transit. That's certainly the case in Britain, where the number of people riding trains is smashing all previous peacetime records. After concluding the latest study on train travel in the UK, researchers were blown away by the sudden growth in ridership. Only during WWII -- when massive troop movements were taking place over the railways -- have levels been so high.

Since 1994, the number of Brits taking the train has shot up 67%, and researchers are predicting that rail capacity is going to have to double by 2030. That's a lot of cars off the road. It's no secret that the British people are some of the most environmentally aware, but it also doesn't hurt that they have an adequate railway system -- something we lack here in the States. Guess we'll have to settle for bikes.

[via Treehugger]