No, according to a new Cato study by Randal O’Toole: “Does Rail Transit Save Energy or Reduce Greenhouse Emissions?” [PDF]. If you click on the thumbnail at left for a summary tabulation of per-passenger-mile energy and emissions, I think you may be surprised.
I just listened to a Cato podcast interview with O’Toole Clearing the Air and Transit, who is author of the 2007 book “The Best-Laid Plans/ How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future”.
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