INDEX

Facts and Observations

• Transit shows significant growth trend- Shrinkage

• Comparing apples to oranges; Transit and Auto

• Los Angeles; freeway capital or freeways poor cousin? more

• A myth dispelled, light rail does not carry more passengers than freeways? more

• There is no major industrial country that does not have a first class transportation system. And there are no third world countries that do. more

• The benefits of motor-vehicle use far out-way its costs. more

• If you want to stop expanding roads and switch to a transit strategy, be prepared for a major assault on your pocketbook. more

  • To look at the source and backup for the data goto CPcostbackup.pdf

• The transit strategy will lead to failure. more

• Public Transit plays an important role in transportation but its not to replace the automobile as the principle means to meet growing travel demand. more

• No matter how one looks at the figures, mass transit provides a minor portion of passenger transportation and all realistic projections embody the notion that it will stay that way. more