To maximize the value of public transit, you need a strongly integrated economy. It would help if local leadership could say "You're building a business that h

To maximize the value of public transit, you need a strongly integrated economy. It would help if local leadership could say "You're building a business that has high flexibility in where you site it, so you should place it near a transport hub, rather than off in a suburb that causes a longer average commute for everyone." Yes, you can't do this for every business-- some have natural dependencies on specific site characteristics, but those seem likely to shape the rest of the city's transport decisions (how many cities have major thoroughfares that parallel existing heavy rail, for example)