y the improved roads. By financing road improvements, as opposed to mass transit improvements, a government may promote to location in an area of higher income families, who are able to afford the higher transportation costs involved, and who would not likely object to an additional tax to provide for improved roads (Lowry 105).
Simply attracting new firms and households to an area, however, is not sufficient. Once new residents have been attracted to an area, additional services·parks, recreation, public schools, and public safety, as examples·will be demanded. A failure by government to provide these additional services may deter continued relocation to the area, thereby undermining the intent of the initial efforts to attract new firms, households, and individuals. Similarly, at some point, government, by refusing to provide further infrastructure development, may tacitly implement what may be interpreted as a no growth policy. Such an approach has been adopted by many communities. More often than not, however, government tends to act in ways which promote growth (Mills 120).
The Relationship Between the Development of Mass Transit Systems and Urban Development in the Northeastern United States From the Early History of the Country to the Contemporary Period
The consideration of the relationship between the development of mass transit systems and urban development generally in the Northeastern United States emphasizes the experiences of New York and Philadelphia. All of the major cities in this region have had meaningful experiences; however, all of these experiences cannot be considered in this report. The experiences of New York and Philadelphia are representative generally of the historical relationship between mass transit and urban development in the Northeastern United States.
Horse-drawn omnibuses constituted Philadelphia's first public transit system. The omnibuses, which began in 1840, made travel over...