Commuter Rail Transit and Economic Development

摘要: Commuter rail transit (CRT) is a form of passenger service connecting downtowns and other major activity centers with suburban commuter towns beyond. Between 1834 1973, only three public CRT systems were built in the U.S. serving New York, Chicago then Boston. There are now 25 such systems. Modern aim to expand economic development metropolitan areas. But do they? This paper evaluates performance five modern The authors find that several sectors perform well within 0.50 miles stations. offer planning policy implications.