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Journal Article
Commuter rail ridership: the long and the short haul

Business Review , Issue Nov , Pages 13-23

Journal Article
BART: dig we must

Economic Review , Issue Jan , Pages 3-14

Journal Article
Public transit: realizing its potential

Business Review , Issue Sep , Pages 15-23

Working Paper
Transportation investments in the Philadelphia metropolitan area: who benefits? Who pays? And what are the consequences?

In this paper, the author examines the geographic distribution of transportation investments as well as the question of who pays for the investments in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, focusing on differences between the city and its surrounding Pennsylvania suburban counties. The author presents estimates of total, per capita, and per user benefits of highway investments, as well as fees generated by highway users at the county level. The author also examines the combined highway and transit investments in the suburbs as a whole and in the city. ; There are three central findings in this ...
Working Papers , Paper 98-7

Working Paper
Transportation, sorting, and house values in the Philadelphia metropolitan area

Working Papers , Paper 90-22

Journal Article
On the road to Singapore

FRBSF Economic Letter

Journal Article
Riding the rails: a look at light rail transit

The Regional Economist , Issue Oct , Pages 4-9

Journal Article
The downtown parking syndrome: does curing the illness kill the patient?

Consumers and businesses alike cite the lack of free parking as one of the major problems associated with working, playing, and shopping downtown. A shortage of parking spaces can also lead to higher prices for those parking slots available as well as violation of parking ordinances by frustrated citizens. In light of widespread concerns about parking downtown, should large cities adopt policies to encourage more parking in a central business district (CBD), or should they improve public transit as an alternative to driving? Cities must consider many factors before answering such questions. ...
Business Review , Issue Jan , Pages 3-14

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