[sustran] Re: Anti-car propaganda that is blindly accepted as truth

[Todd Alexander Litman]

For a comprehensive summary of research on the property value impacts of 
rail transit see "FINANCING TRANSIT SYSTEMS THROUGH VALUE CAPTURE: AN 
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY" (http://www.vtpi.org/smith.htm), 2004. It shows 
that in many situations, residents value living near rail transit stations.

Also, it is important to understand that rail transit is only one of many 
ways that people reduce their automobile travel. Most vehicle travel 
reductions consist of shifts to walking, closer locations, consolidated 
vehicle trips, telework and good old bus travel. Rail transit can play an 
important role, but is by no means essential for reducing car use.


Best wishes,
-Todd Litman



At 09:01 AM 9/24/2004 +0900, mpotter wrote:
>Really?  What train?  What road?  Those are broad categories.
>
>Property values are sometimes a good indicator of what's going on.  In 
>Japan, residential property 5 minutes walk  from train stations is 
>noticeably  higher in value than that 25 or 30 minutes walk away, where as 
>housing along expressways is cheaper.  Though my research is less than 
>comprehensive,  I find the same to be true in Chicago.
>
>Mark Potter
>Fukuoka, Japan
>
>On Sep 24, 2004, at 3:25 AM, Daryl Oster wrote:
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>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Alan Howes
>>>Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 9:40 AM
>>>
>>>I note that the (no doubt male) writer prefers to remain anonymous.  I
>>>would love to see his face if a new road was planned next to HIS back
>>>garden.
>>>
>>>Alan
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>>His countenance receiving such news would likely be sanguine compared to the
>>pallor that would befall him upon news of a train track instead of a road.
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>>Noise is usually the main objection of the NIMBYs.  Trains are much louder
>>than roads.  A maglev train like Transrapid is about the same sound pressure
>>as a road.  ETT (see www.et3.com ) uses less than 1/50th of the energy per
>>passenger as a train, and Maglev is 128 times more sound pressure than the
>>virtually silent ETT.  The capacity of ETT is 10 times greater than a road
>>or train, and much faster.
>>
>>Daryl Oster
>>
>>et3 at et3.com , www.et3.com
>>POB 1423, Crystal River FL 34423-1423  (352)257-1310
>>
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Sincerely,
Todd Litman, Director
Victoria Transport Policy Institute
"Efficiency - Equity - Clarity"
1250 Rudlin Street
Victoria, BC, V8V 3R7, Canada
Phone & Fax: 250-360-1560
Email: litman at vtpi.org
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