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Rail Transit Reduces Urban Livability

February 15, 2004
Independence Institute
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IB-2004-C (February 2004)
Author: The Center for the American Dream

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A Rail Livability Index shows that rail transit has reduced the livability of every urban area that has it. The index assesses the impact of rail transit on transit ridership, congestion, taxpayers, safety, energy consumption, and other measures of urban livability. The results show that urban areas that are building rail transit would be better off spending their limited transportation funds on road improvements and bus-rapid transit.