20 Years of Federal Mass Transit Assistance: How Has Mass Transit Changed

摘要

The report examines changes in transit service and ridership since federal assistance began and the extent to which they have resulted in the social, economic, and environmental benefits generally associated with mass transit improvements. Federal funds have helped reverse the service and ridership declines that prompted federal mass transit funding. However, service costs have grown rapidly, and ridership gains nationwide have not increased transit's share of the commuting market. Mass transit has helped address a number of urban problems of congressional concern such as traffic congestion, air pollution, energy consumption, and transportation for low-income, elderly, and handicapped persons.