[MichaelB]

one word on the west: Aquifer

Hate that this discussion has not mentioned the environment. Just roads and roads and peoples "desires" with no consideration of impact on the environment that happened to have made the area desirable in the first place.

Perhaps the natural lack accessibility will "naturally" limit the amount of population. Not a bad idea to me. If you build it they will come. If you make it easier to get there, more will come. Perhaps we should not make it easier.