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The Motorization and Decline of Urban Public Transit, 1935–1950

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  • St. Clair, David J.

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Were intracity motor buses economically inferior to electric streetcars and electric buses in the late 1930s and l940s? The contention that they were has recently served as the basis for allegations that the decline of urban public transit was attributable, in large part, to an organized campaign intent on eliminating viable public transit. Aggregate data from trade sources allows a comparative cost and profit analysis of motor buses, electric buses, and electric streetcars for the years 1935–1950. The analysis supports the contention that motor buses were inferior. Questions regarding the applicability of criticisms of market foreclosure theory are also considered.

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  • St. Clair, David J., 1981. "The Motorization and Decline of Urban Public Transit, 1935–1950," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 41(3), pages 579-600, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jechis:v:41:y:1981:i:03:p:579-600_04
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