The Value of Transit-Accessible Projects

Transportation has historically driven development, as cities blossomed in locations with proximity to water and rails. The shift in our nation’s economy from manufacturing to services and information/technology has freed many workers to live in physically and socially desirable locations, upending the model of workers following jobs. It has become common for firms to locate wherever skilled workers prefer to reside, leading to a clustering of highly educated talent into a limited number of markets. However, most people still commute to work on most days, and the post-World War II trend of single-occupant, private automobiles traveling from dispersed suburban locations is evolving.

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