Just over the past few years, prices for fire trucks have DOUBLED & the time it takes to make them has QUADRUPLED.
Why? It's a two-word answer: Wall Street.
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In January 2004, Houston opened its first light rail line. At 40,000 weekday riders on 7.5 miles within 3 years of opening, Houston beat every other US light rail system except Boston and San Francisco (which has a 100 year head start) in riders per mile. Some lessons:
So true. Changing our car culture is very hard in America - but increasing walk appeal through incremental improvements can slowly but surely open even the skeptic's eye to what is possible.