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The benefits of transit are much more concentrated among the small subset of the population that uses it regularly.

I don't think that's accurate. People who drive in a city with transit benefit from reduced congestion. Anyone who lives in the city benefits from more land freed up that would have gone towards parking. There are environmental benefits that translate to people outside the area where transit exists. Safety benefits for pedestrians. Reduced oil consumption reduces reliance on foreign oil which helps many. When the disabled or poor can get to work that serves society much more than having them be unemployed, etc... So virtually everyone benefits from transit, including people who don't use transit or live in cities.

Cars have become the overwhelmingly dominant mode of transportation not just in the U.S. but in virtually every wealthy country.

I'm not entirely sure this is true. It takes a lot to overwhelm me. Regardless transit is an important (and sometimes dominant) mode of transportation not just in U.S. cities but in virtually every city in every wealthy country in the world.

by David C on Jul 13, 2012 9:58 am • link • report

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