The purpose of transit routes is to minimize the amount of time it takes to get between any two stops in the set.
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Very different from the transportation-real estate synergy that exists in Japan and Hong Kong.
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what would you say accounts for the difference?
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American transit providers--even where they DO own real estate--don't think of themselves as developers
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Translink isn't a developer, but encourages TOD on top of its stations, and this has led to high ridership on SkyTrain.
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encouraging development = acting like a developer at one remove; that ridership is good but they could also use the revenue...
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...from handling the development themselves, no?
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Same's true of light rail, buses, and nearly all mainline rail. Even Amtrak owns its own stations.
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buses and light rail--are you kidding?
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