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Title: POINT OF VIEW: COMMON SENSE PARADIGMS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Accession Number: 00741996
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Public transportation has made both economic and social contributions to American society, but perceptions about the value of these contributions differ. Liberals strongly support transit as an instrument to provide mobility to economically deprived citizens, to mitigate some environmental problems, and to assist in the transformation of urbanized areas into livable communities. Conversely, conservatives view public transportation as a government creation, with such a creation's inherent inefficiencies, that is unable to effectively compete in a free market and thus unable to expand to benefit all citizens. The issue at hand is what must be done to unite Americans, both liberals and conservatives, in support of public transportation and to identify the niche in which it can best perform and prosper. The quality of public transit's service for the dollar must improve. To better understand what this may require, this article reviews five areas that should be considered in any discussion of public transportation's future: the travel market, customers, technology, government, and transit industry workers.
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: MacDorman, L CPagination: p. 2-5, 27
Publication Date: 1997-7
Serial: Features: Figures
(1)
; References
(5)
; Tables
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Oct 24 1997 12:00AM
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