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Policy and Planning as Public Choice

Mass Transit in the United States

Policy and Planning as Public Choice

Mass Transit in the United States

ByDavid Lewis, Fred Laurence Williams
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 1999
eBook Published 9 July 2019
Pub. location London
Imprint Routledge
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9780429445088
Pages 298 pages
eBook ISBN 9780429445088
SubjectsArea Studies, Economics, Finance, Business & Industry, Geography, Politics & International Relations
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Lewis, D., Williams, F. (1999). Policy and Planning as Public Choice. London: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429445088

First published in 1999, this book applies formal economic measures to the passenger and taxpayer benefits of public transit service in the United States under a public choice analytical framework. Approximately 400 local transit budgets have been renewed annually for more than 25 years. These budgets epitomize Braybrooke and Linblom’s concept of 'disjointed incrementalism' and Buchanan’s concept of 'Public Choice' since local legislators funded transit despite constant academic criticism of transit performance. On the other hand, Braybrooke and Lindblom and Buchanan show that local budgets capture benefits that traditional planning analysis does not grasp. This is borne out in analysis in the book. Indeed, far from draining society, transit returns five dollars in benefits for each one dollar of public subsidy. After explaining the analytical framework in Chapter 1, four chapters are devoted to measuring the value of transit benefits. The concluding chapter draws out the implications of this approach and of benefit measurement for policy and planning.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|38 pages
A Public Choice Analysis of Transit Budgets
WithDavid Lewis, Fred Laurence Williams
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chapter 2|52 pages
The Public Policy Functions of Transit Services in the United States
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chapter 3|46 pages
Public Transit for Congestion Management
WithDavid Lewis, Fred Laurence Williams
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chapter 4|48 pages
The Low Cost Mobility Benefits of Transit
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chapter 5|68 pages
Transit Value to Neighborhoods
WithDavid Lewis, Fred Laurence Williams
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chapter 6|16 pages
Public Choice Analysis for Transit Policy and Planning
WithDavid Lewis, Fred Laurence Williams
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