"Have Car Won't Travel" Clifford Winston Article: Economic Studies: Brookings Institution
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Urban transportation has become a planner's quagmire in a war that seemingly cannot be won. America's highways are jammed at rush hour, causing infuriating delays. Bus service, never fast, has deteriorated over the years, while fares have risen. Pressures to expand rail service to outlying areas remain strong, even though current rail operations cannot attract enough riders to cover more than a modest fraction of their expenses.
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