I don't want a backyard, I want a park within walking distance.

I don't want an expensive hunk of steel and plastic, I want a train that picks up every ten minutes.

I know a large number of people who feel the same way. But none of them have billions of dollars to lobby my mayor or governor or President. Hell, even when we do get a bit of outright bribery to bend things our way, a single petty asshole can foul the whole project.