The Decline of Transit
A Corporate Conspiracy or Failure of Public Policy? The Case of Portland, Oregon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12178384 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martha J Bianco (Portland State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 450-474 |
| Publication date | 1997-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Policy History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0898-0306 • E-ISSN: 1528-4190 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0898030600006175 |
| OpenAlex | W2160942818 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
In his 1974 testimony before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly, Bradford Snell lay partial blame for the decline of mass transit in the United States on a targeted program, spearheaded by General Motors (GM), with the goal of “substitution of buses for passenger trains, streetcars and trolley buses; monopolization of bus production; and diversion of riders to automobiles.” Snell argued that General Motors and its subsidiary company National City Lines were responsible for “the destruction of more than 100 electric surface rail systems in 45 cities including New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, St. Louis, Oakland, Salt Lake City and Los Angeles.”
Blame · Economic history · Economics · Market economy · Monopolization · Monopoly · Political science · Public transport · Transit (satellite · Engineering · Law · Public Administration · Transport and Economic Policies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2001 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |