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Category Archives: Public transit
Public transit issues
(September 29, 1995) Canada’s public transit monopolies, already woefully inadequate and overly expensive, could soon be at the end of their road. By introducing competition to Canada’s public transit systems, service would improve and costs would come down. Continue reading
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Public transit issues
(September 29, 1995) Canada’s public transit monopolies, already woefully inadequate and overly expensive, could soon be at the end of their road. By introducing competition to Canada’s public transit systems, service would improve and costs would come down. Consumer Policy Institute is working to break up the public transit monopolies and give Canadians access to expanded, affordable service. Continue reading
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Coming soon to a subway near you: Part 4
(September 1, 1995) Cities, if allowed to develop by themselves, directed not by planners and politicians but by the individual decisions of its citizens, both as producers who dream of better ways to serve their fellow residents, and as consumers who seek out the best ways to be served, would tend to increase their densities, perhaps by the 50 per cent that Manhattan has lost: Most people have always gravitated to the excitement of high-density cities, despite the obstacles politicians such as Boss Tweed so often put in their place. Continue reading
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Coming soon to a subway near you: Part 3
(September 1, 1995) Frank also envisions 100-foot-long buses for bikes and motorcycles that would carry 80 passengers and vehicles for his automotive society by the freeway. Continue reading
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Coming soon to a subway near you: Part 1
(September 1, 1995) The 20th century has been ruled by the automobile; the future belongs to urban transit. Continue reading
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Urban Renaissance Institute 