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TEN TRANSIT MYTHS: MISPERCEPTIONS ABOUT RAIL TRANSIT IN LOS ANGELES AND THE NATION

Thomas A. Rubin, J E Moore

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This paper discusses 10 myths and misperceptions about rail transit in Los Angeles, California, and the United States, as a whole. These myths are as follows: 1. Adding Rail is Cost-Effective, 2. Rail is the People's Choice, 3. Rail is Fast Transit, 4. Rail is High-Capacity Transit, 5. Rail Construction Provides Jobs, 6. Rail Promotes Superior Urban Form, 7. Rail will be Paid for with Nonlocal Funds that Cannot be Used for Other Purposes, 8. Rail Will Attract New Riders to Transit, 9. Rail Will Decongest the Roads, and 10. There are No Alternatives to Rail.

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Key concepts: Rail transit, Transit (satellite), Urban rail transit, Transport engineering, Mythology, Rail transportation, Light rail transit, Business