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6 S.U. L. Rev. 15 (1979-1980)
Are Problems of Mass Transportation beyond the Power of Local Government Solution - A Case in Point

handle is hein.journals/soulr6 and id is 21 raw text is: ARE PROBLEMS OF MASS TRANSPORTATION BEYOND THE POWER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SOLUTION-A CASE IN POINT PAUL LANSING* INTRODUCTION The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has had a profound effect upon the lives of Ameri- cans in the decade of the 1970's. The cartel's use of an oil embargo in 1973 and the constant rise in the price charged for crude oil have given many Americans proper cause for concern and thought.' As we have faced the reality of waiting in lines at gas stations, odd-even gas rationing, unavailability of gaso- line at the end of the month, and other associated problems, people have begun to seek alternate methods of transporta- tion. The growing demand for mass transit, after declining for three decades, seems likely to outlive the gas shortages of this decade. The trend is encouraging to municipal officials who are grappling with the automobile related problems of traffic congestion, air pollution, and scarce parking space. The role of the transit industry in today's society is con- stantly increasing in importance. Currently, the transit indus- try has been revived by massive infusions of federal subsi- dies.2 In a recent speech to transit officials at their annual meeting in New York, President Carter promised to help pro- pel the nation's public transportation system into a quantum leap of improved and expanded services. Specifically, the Carter Administration has pledged $1 billion a year for ten years in new Federal transit money through the 1980's.' As the energy crisis worsens and private transportation becomes prohibitively expensive or unavailable, new transit * Assistant Professor of Business, College of Business Administration, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. 1. Thomas, Transportation Legislation and Fuel Shortages, 51 No. DAK. L. REV. 771 (1975). 2. Id. 3. N.Y. Times, Oct. 28, 1979, § 1, at 1, col. 4.

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