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URBAN RAIL TRANSIT – THE HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE

 

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COMMENTARY - INTRODUCTION

Why Light Rail Is Wrong For Hillsborough County

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By: Harry E. Teasley Jr.

January 16, 2005

 

 

 

REPORT

MIAMI-DADE: FRAUDULENT RAIL PROJECTIONS

Miami-Dade MetroRail Gives Taxpayers a “Two-Thirds Hosing” - Transit Taxes Can’t Meet Pledge

“A cautionary tale for Hillsborough County Taxpayers…”

The Miami Herald

January 3, 2005

 

 

 

 

STUDY

A Transit Plan For Hillsborough County: A Reality Check

 

“1998 - A critique of Hillsborough County Florida’s Proposed Light Rail Transit Plan”

By: Dr. Peter Gordon

 

 

STUDY

 

Grand Jury Blasts

Light Rail

 

“Can the claims of the planning  bureaucrats and promoters of light rail be trusted?”

Orange County, California

 

STUDY

Myths And Facts About Rail Transit

 

“The core arguments against light rail reduced to two pages…”

Independence Institute

 

 

 

STUDY

Great Rail Disasters

The Impact of Rail Transportation on Urban Livability

 

“The most comprehensive and easy-to-read summary yet written of the failed, historic performance of light rail.”

By: Randal O’Toole

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS STUDIES

A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF SURFACE TRANSPORTATION STUDIES

“Everything you ever wanted to know, and more…”

The Reason Public Policy Institute

 

 

 

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