Yonah Freemark
American urban planning researcher; principal research associate at the Urban Institute, where he leads work on fair housing, land use and transportation. Founded and writes The Transport Politic, on transit investment in the US and abroad; PhD in urban studies from MIT.
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Their wordsThis reality of the U.S. federal system will continue to be the case no matter which presidential candidate wins the election, and no matter how exciting their proposed policies may be.
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Their wordsUnfortunately, neither the federal government nor lower levels of government have been particularly effective custodians of their massive expenditures on transportation-at least when it comes to achieving more sustainable and equitable outcomes.
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Their wordswhat is unquestionably true is that American cities have underinvested in expanded quality bus lines.
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Their wordsOne explanation is that many new American transit routes are poorly designed, typically remain inadequately integrated into urban development projects, and focus more on low-density suburban areas than urban neighborhoods likely to attract more riders.
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Their wordsCeasing the continuing expansion of the public roadway network is an essential element of any effort to reduce the carbon footprint of transportation, which is now the single-largest contributor to American greenhouse gas emissions.
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Their wordsEven so, if American cities are serious about moving people into transit, reducing transportation-related greenhouse-gas emissions, and providing an alternative to car-dependence at the metropolitan scale, regional rail is a necessary investment.
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Their wordsIt is the only mechanism available to provide fast, frequent, reliable, and long-distance transportation for large numbers of people.
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Their wordsthe Chicago case should remind us that an institutional configuration that separates control of transit agencies in the same metropolitan area to different political actors can produce negative outcomes for the region as a whole.
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Their wordsRecent changes, including the rise of ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft, unquestionably have limited transit's performance.
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U.S. transit providers have failed to increase service levels to match population growth.
Their wordsAt the same time, perhaps most importantly, U.S. transit providers simply haven't increased service to account for a growing population.
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Their wordsShifting people out of cars and into transit is an essential strategy for cities hoping to reduce pollution, combat climate change, and improve the vitality of their neighborhoods.
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Their wordsThough elected officials and planners claim an interest in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, increasing transit use, and producing more livable, walkable communities, when push comes to shove, it's nearly impossible for them to make the hard choice: Reducing or eliminating space for automobiles.
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Their wordsThere is, just as importantly, significant evidence that cities that have replaced waterfront highways with surface boulevards or simply pedestrian space don't suffer from massive congestion on nearby streets or a crushed economy, as some transportation models would suggest.
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Expanding automobile circulation and doubling transit ridership are irreconcilable goals.
Their wordsRegional plans to double transit ridership won't happen at the same time as space for automobile circulation is expanded. These two are irreconcilable; cities are going to have to choose what is more important to them.
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Their wordsYet there are reasons to believe it isn't a permanent shift, given that its causes don't appear to be primarily related to technological change.
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Their wordsMaking a genuine effort to improve their lives will, I am convinced, eventually bring more people back onto systems.
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