Public Transportation

This chapter describes how the impressive progress of public transit in U.S. cities over the past few decades suggest continued improvement in service quality, technology, and geographic coverage in future years, as well as further growth in passenger levels. Nevertheless, it seems unlikely that transit will be able to increase its overall market sharer of urban travel, let alone reduce auto ownership and use. The goal of urban transportation policy should provide Americans with more transportation options than they currently have. Improving public transportation, walking, and bicycling conditions in our cities, and coordinating them better with land use, would contribute this goal. Currently, the urban transportation system and land use patterns in American cities are almost completely dominated by the automobile, permitting virtually no choice in travel mode. However comfortable, convenient, and popular the private automobile may be, its complete domination of American cities has serious social and economic consequences that cannot be ignored. It is essential to provide a greater balance in transportation systems so that public transportation, walking, and cycling become feasible options for urban travel.

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• Authors:
  • Pucher, John
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Edition: Third
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 199-236
• Monograph Title: The Geography of Urban Transportation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile travel; Bicycling; Mode choice; Passenger transportation; Public transit; Quality of service; Technology; Transportation planning; Travel modes; Walking
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01000560
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1593850557
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 3 2005 8:16AM