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America’s Transit Problem Is Really a Land Use Problem

By: Chris Allen

The Guardian recently published a useful piece on how far American cities lag behind their global peers on public transportation.

One number from the article jumped out: bringing major American cities up to “world-class” transit standards would require roughly $4.6 trillion over 20 years.

That sounds enormous.

Until you compare it with the roughly $6.3 trillion the United States is projected to spend on highways over that same period.

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