What is Mass Transit?
A: Buses, Trains, Trolleys are some good examples of mass transit
One of the hardest aspects in promoting mass transit is building citizen support.
It is amazing how little effort is needed to convince one of the disproportionate
amount of people
who approach us from Chicago, Germany, or Seattle. They actually try to persuade
us to support mass transit!
We quickly recognize the
rationalizations
people give for not supporting mass transportation;
Baton Rouge's size, density, downtown.
Although we may not share the same views of these people, it is good that
people are thinking about the issues.
After understanding the gist
of the documents below you will be (re)introduced to the economic, environmental, and
social benefits of mass transit. Believe us, our stance goes deeper than add more
service.
1.Rail-Volution Conference speech - (2003) Jennifer Dorn's, Federal Transit Administration Administrator,
speech about the benefits of mass transit. The speech lays a case for mass transit
2.Construction of Transit Based Development - (09.2001) San Jose State Uninversity's Mineta Transportation Institute
details the approaches of promoting mass transit. This is a VERY sententious, detailed report,
possibly equivalent to +120 printed pages.
3.Increasing Transit Ridership
- (01.2002) over 170 pages of factors that can make or break your transit system and
why.
Or click here for a quick summary.
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