Even though spending on public transportation has ballooned to more than seven times its 1960s levels, the percentage of people who use it to get to work fell 63 percent from 1960 to 2000 and now stands at just under 5 percent nationwide. Transit is also decreasing in Europe, down to 16 percent in 2000.The rejection of collectivist transportation.
Sunday, January 28, 2007
5 Myths About Suburbia and Our Car-Happy Culture
The Washington Post has this reminder on public transportation: