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  1. Commuter-Rail and Inner-City decline

    [COLOR=#000000][B]Trains Create Economic Growth and are Viable[/B]

    It is generally accepted that railways create economic growth and that they are viable. The problem is that many railways used, and still do, accounting systems based on ticket prices, which made them "unviable". They were viable as the economic growth they created soaked into the land emerging as land values. This wealth was not captured to feed back to fund the rail networks. Hence many realistically viable ...

    Updated 01-17-2012 at 05:51 PM by Waterways

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  2. Commuter-Rail and Inner-City decline

    [COLOR="black"][B]Trains Create Economic Growth and are Viable[/B]

    It is generally accepted that railways create economic growth and that they are viable. The problem is that many railways used, and still do, accounting systems based on ticket prices, which made them "unviable". They were viable as the economic growth they created soaked into the land emerging as land values. This wealth was not captured to feed back to fund the rail networks. Hence many realistically ...

    Updated 04-27-2011 at 01:08 PM by Waterways

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  3. Outer Loop Line

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    [B]The City Council aim to kill many birds with one stone:[/B][LIST=1][*]Get the eastern section of the city's Outer Loop line activated and on Merseyrail, creating economic growth and getting the east of the city on Merseyrail, giving great benefits to many districts.[*]Get Everton FC on a high throughput rapid-transit rail line giving top class transport connections.[*]Get Liverpool FC on a high throughput rapid-transit rail line giving top class transport ...

    Updated 01-16-2012 at 01:40 PM by Waterways

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