GENERAL MOTORS AND MASS TRANSIT...AGAIN

The author offers his arguments for his opinions which run contrary to Cliff Slater's opinions in his article on GM and the demise of streetcars. He argues that the shift to buses can't be explained in economic terms alone; there is also the murky, often illogical arena called "public policy." The author recounts first-person memories of the switch from streetcars to buses, and the improvement in rider comfort and ease of passenger access when this occurred.

• Record URL:
  • https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015048134814?urlappend=%3Bseq=32
• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Eno Transportation Foundation

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  Washington, DC  United States  20005
• Authors:
  • Cudahy, B
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 24-26
• Serial:
  • Transportation Quarterly
  • Volume: 52
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Eno Transportation Foundation
  • ISSN: 0278-9434

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Passengers; Public policy; Streetcars
• Identifier Terms: General Motors Corporation
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Policy; Public Transportation; Railroads; I70: Traffic and Transport;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00749037
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 1998 12:00AM