Title: It Wasn't Supposed To Turn Out Like This: Federal Subsidies and Declining Transit Productivity
Abstract: Future transportation planning will undoubtedly include public transit, but the current transit financing crisis and the resultant cutbacks in many cities indicate that this will not be an easy task. The author traces the origin of transit's financial problems. Starting thirty years ago, a series of federal attempts to help the transit industry actually produced a progressive decline in its basic productivity, nearly doubling the cost of providing bus services. The future seems likely to see continued financial crisis and further service cutbacks.
Publication Year: 1994
Publication Date: 1994-09-01
Language: en
Type: article
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