Infrastructure increases land value and benefits people who can afford to live close. Not very surprising. I'm not sure buses would be more egalitarian though.

Infrastructure increases land value and benefits people who can afford to live close. Not very surprising. I'm not sure buses would be more egalitarian though. Buses are great for people who are time rich and income poor; buses have far less predictable schedules and are subject to most of the chaos of traffic conditions, even when there are dedicated bus lanes. It still doesn't make a whole lot of sense for wealthy people to ride buses, and I don't think a great bus network would fundamentally alter the inequality dynamics. At least light rail smears out the "well off" zone a bit more.