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New York, Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia built their metro systems over 100 years ago, and since then there hasn’t been a big boom in metro construction. Big cities like Houston, Dallas, and Phoenix don’t have one. Why not? And should they?
Resources on this topic:
https://ggwash.org/view/71583/light-rail-heavy-rail-subway-rail-transit-modes-fall-on-a-continuum
https://www.cascadepbs.org/politics/2016/10/how-seattle-blew-its-chance-subway-system
https://enotrans.org/article/70-year-trend-federal-infrastructure-spending/
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