Abstract
Since the 1920s, and more so since World War II, the mobility offered by automobiles has allowed development to spread out in patterns unsuitable for service by rail-transit. The strong suburban extension of many cities was politically supported, or at least tolerated, in order to increase home ownership for a large share of the population. Decreasing use of bus and rail lines has paralleled the steady decline of metropolitan development densities in the last half of the 20th century.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2004 Deutscher Universitäts-Verlag/GWV Fachverlage GmbH, Wiesbaden
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Schneider, J. (2004). Urban Rail-transit in the US — Development-Trends, Federal Policy, Funding Limits. In: Public Private Partnership for Urban Rail Transit. Baubetriebswirtschaftslehre und Infrastrukturmanagement. Deutscher Universitätsverlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-81708-2_2
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-81708-2_2
Publisher Name: Deutscher Universitätsverlag
Print ISBN: 978-3-8244-8050-0
Online ISBN: 978-3-322-81708-2
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive