With $2.00 a gallon gasoline and longer commutes, mass transit is winning over Americans.
In an age when politicians run on the promise of tax cuts, Americans voted 4-to-1 for tax hikes for transportation projects.
And Americans are living their newfound convictions. They're moving closer to mass transit lines.
Arlington, Virginia -- part of the DC Metro system -- is the role model for the rest of the country. In the 70s, they redesigned their city's plans for growth along the narrow corridor of it's three miles of subway line. Today, 35,000 people live in that corridor. It's also home to 75,000 jobs and 17 million square feet of office space. The corridor contains less than 8% of Arlington's land, but generates a third of its tax revenue and keeps property tax rates the lowest in the DC metropolitan area. (USAToday)
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