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Public transit and density is a chicken and egg problem. Without adequate transit, density is impossible (everyone can't fit their cars in a dense neighborhood)
by chrischen 9y ago
Public transit and density is a chicken and egg problem. Without adequate transit, density is impossible (everyone can't fit their cars in a dense neighborhood), and without adequate density, public transit is unprofitable.
The only solution is decades of highly subsidized public transit and pro-density policies, until it fills the profit gap.
- chrischen 9y agoAnother possible alternative is to promote privatized public transit and allow the transit companies to invest in dense developments and real estate at stations. An example is in Japan where private train lines take people in from the outskirts of Tokyo into downtown where the line terminates at a transfer point with malls built by the transit company at the station.