IS THERE A CASE FOR RAIL TRANSIT?

The pervasive effects of the automobile are usually underestimated and the costs of transit, easily identified, are a ready target for critics. The Bay Area Rapid Transit is used as the point of departure for a general discussion of the investments required in transportation and the role of regional and land-use planning in determining the shape of future urban regions.

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• Publication Date: 1977-5

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 2-5
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research News
  • Issue Number: 70
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0738-6826

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy conservation; Financing; Government funding; Land use; Needs assessment; Policy; Public transit; Rapid transit; Regional planning; Social factors; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Identifier Terms: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
• Old TRIS Terms: Government policies
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Railroads; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157671
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 4 1982 12:00AM