IS URBAN RAIL IN AMERICA'S FUTURE?

A look at 10 representative U.S. cities shows that major efforts are being made to revive rail transit systems, particularly in Los Angeles. But more planning mistakes are being made than the urban light rail movement can reasonably afford in a time of increasingly limited transit budgets. The ten cities and their rail development plans studied are: Los Angeles, Detroit, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, and Denver, Baltimore, and Cleveland.

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• Authors:
  • Kunz, R
• Publication Date: 1996-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 8 p.
• Serial:
  • Mass Transit
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Cygnus Publishing, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0364-3484
  • Serial URL: http://www.masstransitmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Finance; Railroad transportation; Transportation planning; Urban transit
• Uncontrolled Terms: Financial sources
• Old TRIS Terms: Financial requirements
• Subject Areas: Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00720953
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 16 1996 12:00AM