Traffic and Highway Engineering
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Author: Garber, Nicholas J.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2, Problem 21P
To determine
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The four major factors that influence the future of public transportation in the United States.
To determine
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The factors that are positive, neutral or negative towards the success of transit.
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