[sustran] Re: More on Ridership predictions, urban rail transit

[Wendell Cox]

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----- Original Message -----
From: Todd Litman <litman at vtpi.org>
To: <sustran-discuss at jca.ax.apc.org>
Sent: Tuesday, 23 October, 2001 13:12
Subject: [sustran] Re: More on Ridership predictions, urban rail transit


>
> I think Mr. Cox indicates the basis of much disagreement about the value
of
> rail and busways, and other transportation investments, in his second
> paragraph below which reflects the common assumption that transportation
> investments in general and rail transit investments in particular should
be
> evaluated based only on their congestion reduction impacts.
>
WC --- Said no such thing.