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The history of transit in the United States goes back to the 1800s, but since the 1970s, transit in the United States has been reinvented and reinvigorated. Today’s networks reflect over 150 years of evolution. □
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Spieler, C. (2018). The History of Transit. In: Trains, Buses, People. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-904-3_3
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