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Transportation
Transportation is a means of gaining access to the goods and services. Access can be provided by trains, planes, buses, bicycles, private automobiles, taxi cabs, or just by walking. The most environmentally-friendly forms of transportation are walking and bicycling. Unfortunately, government spends little on these two forms of transportation in comparison with what it spends on roads and parking. Many of our new communities aren't even built with sidewalks today!
New Transitways: Hiawatha, Central, Southwest and More!
The opening of exciting new transitways in the Twin Cities is on the horizon over the next 10 years. At the same time, funding and integration challenges remain.
Have We Forgotten About Trains?
Some people say that Americans have forgotten about trains for long distance travel. However in February of 2006, a Harris poll found that, “the modes of transportation which the largest number of adults would like to see ‘have an increasing share of passenger transportation’ are: commuter trains (44%), long-distance trains (35%), local bus service (23%), and airlines (23%).” The comparable percentage for long-distance travel by car was just 10% and long-distance bus service was only 6%.
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