BOSTON: A SYSTEMS SOLUTION TO URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS

This paper examines public mass transit solutions to increasing auto congestion and pollution in the Boston area. It attempts to measure the effectiveness of this solution and prescribe a modified course of action to deal with Boston's urban transportation problem. The recommitment to transit is called a disappointing failure, but transit is seen as the key ingredient to regional transportation problems.

• Corporate Authors:

  Association Interstate Commerce Comm Practitioner

  1112 ICC Building
  Washington, DC  United States  20423
• Authors:
  • Stephenson, F J
• Publication Date: 1976-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 625-645
• Serial:
  • ICC Practitioners Journal
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: N/A

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Mode choice; Policy; Public transit; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Identifier Terms: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
• Geographic Terms: Boston (Massachusetts)
• Old TRIS Terms: Government policies
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00139947
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 26 1981 12:00AM