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I'm confused. Is your argument that mass public transit isn't realistic for students traveling to unis because a tiny % of the population lives in the middle of nowhere where it wouldn't be feasible to access by rail alone? Places where there universities do not even exist? There are towns of less than 10K people in the US that used to be serviced by rail back when they were even smaller than that (and some that still are). Look up a picture of the US freight rail map. Even without the insane subsidies that cars receive, the most extensive freight rail network in the world has been built in the US.
To your other point, I agree that the political will for public transit is not strong enough. I think that's a poor excuse to advocate for more car parking which will only make the situation worse.
This discussion got away from the education use case multiple comments ago.
I'm not advocating for more parking. Originally my point was to impress that you cannot just simply rip out parking today for absolutely everyone. Dorm learning and existing public transit options do not work for people with real needs, today who shouldn't be alienated just because they do not fit into the dorm model. They are an extreme minority of students, so a very limited amount of parking is necessary for them. They often attend night classes as well, when parking lots are typically empty on college campuses. I wouldn't be surprised if they fit into staff parking spaces in the majority of scenarios since most staff won't be there for night classes.
Freight rail was overwhelmingly built before cars became prevalent on the household level, and then in the past 40 years or so cars went from a household level to individual ownership en masse for the majority of people of driving age who do not live in areas with extensive public transit.
Other buildouts have been way too modest. Most of the stuff that seems big is just revamping existing lines. The closest thing to a major rail project I know of coming out right now is Brightline West, a passenger line from LA to Vegas.