In theory, he says, location should no longer be a source of competitive advantage in an era of global competition, rapid transport and high-speed telecommunications.
Tom Swozzi, mayor of the city of Glen Cove on Long Island, New York, ordered high-speed ferries put to use to transport paramedics, emergency medical technicians, nurses and doctors to relieve New York doctors.
The Association of Train Operating Companies and the Campaign for Better Transport said the high-speed rail link was vital, but it should not come at the expense of investment in the rest of the rail network.
Mr Obama's plans include creating an infrastructure bank to help finance transport projects, supporting high-speed rail and investing in subways and buses.
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The government will back plans for high-speed rail links to Manchester and Leeds, Transport Secretary Philip Hammond said.
NBT, which is part of the national Campaign for Better Transport, questioned the benefits that high-speed rail will bring to the county.
Labour transport spokesman Charlie Gordon also backed the high speed rail link coming to Scotland, but called for support for interim steps to reduce rail journey times between Scotland and London.
The two parks are to be connected by a 30-mile highway, as well as a high-speed train that will run every five minutes and transport more than 86, 000 passengers a day.
And the Transport Committee has supporters and opponents of the controversial HS2 (high speed rail) scheme.
The high-speed Eurostar and Thalys trains idled part of their service through Brussels as transport workers walked off the job.
The chair of Transport for Greater Manchester Committee, Councillor Andrew Fender, said high-speed rail was "good news for the economy, not just for Greater Manchester but also the wider North".
The Department for Transport in Britain launched a sale of the rights to operate the high-speed rail line that connects London to the Channel Tunnel.
The Department for Transport said HS2 Ltd, the company it set up to deliver the high-speed link, was holding regular meetings "with all the affected communities and local authorities" along the line.
In Commons exchanges on the announcement, shadow transport secretary Theresa Villiers said she welcomed the government's "change of heart" on high-speed rail but warned its plans were "flawed".
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