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Article: Light rail: One route to livable cities.(the role of light rail in reducing suburban sprawl)
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- Railway Age
- Article date:
- July 1, 1999
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Reducing suburban sprawl is the goal of a growing number of municipal planners, and light rail is an increasingly popular solution.
A favorite question of New York City's colorful former Mayor Ed Koch, when he was out among his constituents, was "How am I doing?" As the light rail systems built in North America over the past two decades begin to mature, it's time to ask the same question. The answer, after surveying a cross-section of properties, is "just fine." Most are meeting the goals established while they were in the planning stage, including ridership levels, economic development and, to some extent, an amelioration of both traffic congestion and air ...