The Rise and Fall of Mass Rail Transit (From Building

Multiple Choice

The Rise and Fall of Mass Rail Transit (from Building American Cities: The Urban Real Estate Game) JOE R. FEAGIN and ROBERT PARKER
-Mass transit, according to Feagin and Parker, has:

A) been opposed by businesses that make and market petroleum products, automobiles, and tires
B) grown steadily in this country since the turn of the century, but will decline in the future
C) become increasingly important in wealthier countries of the world, but has declined in importance where people are very poor
D) gained support as a result of technological breakthroughs and lost support due to catastrophic accidents that cost human lives