Surviving in the Suburbs: Transit's Untapped Frontier

Robert Cervero

University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers from University of California Transportation Center

Abstract: Living in suburbia, owning a house, and watching the kids play on a green lawn was the American dream as early as the 1800s. At first, mass transit was crucial to suburban life, with streetcars and rail lines providing access to new residential areas outside of cities. After World War II, as automobiles became even more popular and the pace of suburbanization accelerated, the American dream expanded to include two cars in every garage. For the mass transportation industry, this spelled disaster.

Keywords: Engineering; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Life Sciences; suburbs; land use; mass transit; transit patronage; buses (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1993-03-01
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