Short, John Rennie2021-01-192021-01-192016-04-07John Rennie Short, The Historical Foundation of America's Transit Disinvestment, https://www.planetizen.com/node/85496/historical-foundation-americas-transit-disinvestmenthttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/20530A system that opened to such fanfare in 1976 is now crumbling. It is a depressingly familiar story that is not limited to urban public transport. The U.S. has a major and growing infrastructure gap – though chasm is a more appropriate metaphor.en-USThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.urban public transportpopulation growthpublic transitnational economyrevenueText