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Handling multiple city stations
Cities that are convenient to get around either have one central rail station served by ALL trains, or a FREE and convenient way of getting from one station to the rest. »
Transit theory: Ribbon Cutting Effect
What is it? The ribbon cutting effect is the desire of politicians to improve the public transport system by very showy, headline-grabbing augmentations (usually physical infrastructure) rather than much cheaper, often very mundane and less beneficial in themselves (but cumulatively powerful) service or navigability improvements. These latter improvements have little or no physical manifestation that... »