EARLY TRANSIT PLANNING

During this period, transit planning was being carried out by operators as part of the regular activities of operating a transit system. Federal assistance was not available for planning or construction and little federal interest existed in transit.

EARLY TRANSIT PLANNING
初期の交通計画

During this period, transit planning was being carried out by operators as part of the regular activities of operating a transit system.
①この時期、公共交通計画は、公共交通システムの運営における通常業務の一環として、運行事業者によって実施されていた。

Federal assistance was not available for planning or construction and little federal interest existed in transit.
②連邦政府の補助は、計画や建設には利用できず、公共交通そのものに対する（連邦政府の）関心もほとんど（存在し）なかった。

However, financial problems increased as transit ridership declined, and there were no funds available to rehabilitate facilities and equipment. In some urban areas, transit authorities were created to take over and operate the transit system. The Chicago Transit Authority and the Metropolitan Transit Authority in Boston were created in 1947, and the New York City Transit Authority in 1955.

However, financial problems increased as transit ridership declined, and there were no funds available to rehabilitate facilities and equipment.
③しかしながら、公共交通利用者数の減少につれて、財政問題は深刻化し、施設と設備の修復に使える資金もなかった。

In some urban areas, transit authorities were created to take over and operate the transit system.
④いくつかの都市では、公共交通システムを引き継いで運営させるために、公共交通局が設立された。

The Chicago Transit Authority and the Metropolitan Transit Authority in Boston were created in 1947, and the New York City Transit Authority in 1955.
⑤1947年にはシカゴ公共交通局とボストンのメトロポリタン公共交通局が、1955年にはニューヨーク公共交通局が設立された。