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この時期に、公共交通計画は、公共交通システムを運営する通常業務の一環として、事業者によって行われていた。

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、計画や建設まで及ばず、公共交通に対する連邦政府の関心もなかった。

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、財政問題が深刻化されるとともに、施設と設備の修繕に使える財源もなかった。

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、公共交通システムを引き継いで運営させるため、公共交通局が作られた。

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年にニューヨーク公共交通局が設置された。