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Light rail: boon or boondoggle?

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  • Molly D. Castelazo
  • Thomas A. Garrett

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Proponents of such mass transit recite a litany of benefits, but the cost to taxpayers is high.>

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  • Molly D. Castelazo & Thomas A. Garrett, 2004. "Light rail: boon or boondoggle?," The Regional Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, issue Jul, pages 12-13.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedlre:y:2004:i:jul:p:12-13
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    1. Prud'homme, Rémy & Koning, Martin & Kopp, Pierre, 2011. "Substituting a tramway to a bus line in Paris: Costs and benefits," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 18(4), pages 563-572, August.
    2. Bhattacharjee, Sutapa & Goetz, Andrew R., 2012. "Impact of light rail on traffic congestion in Denver," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 22(C), pages 262-270.
    3. King, David & Manville, Michael & Shoup, Donald, 2007. "The political calculus of congestion pricing," University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers qt9js9z8gz, University of California Transportation Center.
    4. King, David & Manville, Michael & Shoup, Donald, 2007. "The political calculus of congestion pricing," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 14(2), pages 111-123, March.

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