Кстати, оттуда же: Bradford Snell: "In 1922 only one American in ten owned an auto-mobile. Everyone except for the one in ten who owned an automobile used rail."
Two generations have passed since public transit was the primary transportation mode in most American cities. Few city dwellers experience streets where priority is given to transit and pedestrians. Fewer still know where transit is the connecting link between housing, schools, shopping and work. Several historical studies look at the role of public transit in the growth and livability of early American cities: http://www.newday.com/guides/takenforarideSG.html
Кстати, оттуда же
Bradford Snell:
"In 1922 only one American in ten owned an auto-mobile. Everyone except for the one in ten who owned an automobile used rail."
Two generations have passed since public transit was the primary transportation mode in most American cities. Few city dwellers experience streets where priority is given to transit and pedestrians. Fewer still know where transit is the connecting link between housing, schools, shopping and work. Several historical studies look at the role of public transit in the growth and livability of early American cities:
http://www.newday.com/guides/takenforarideSG.html