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Consider a modern city in which office employment has been steadily shifting from the city center to suburban locations along beltways. Suppose that the city improves its mass-transit system, decreasing the monetary and time costs of radial travel. Assume the improvement in the transit system does not affect the spatial distribution of residents. The improvement in the transit system will [speed up, slow down] the movement of office firms to the suburbs because. . . .
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Improving Mass Transit and Suburbanization
Consider a modern city in which office employment has been steadily shifting from the city center to suburban locations along beltways. Suppose that the city improves its mass-transit system, decreasing the monetary and time costs of radial travel. Assume the improvement in the transit system does not affect the spatial distribution of residents. The improvement in the transit system will [speed up, slow down] the movement of office firms to the suburbs because. . . .
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Improving Mass Transit and Suburbanization
Consider a modern city in which office employment has been steadily shifting from the city center to suburban locations along beltways. Suppose that the city improves its mass-transit system, decreasing the monetary and time costs of radial travel. Assume the improvement in the transit system does not affect the spatial distribution of residents. The improvement in the transit system will [speed up, slow down] the movement of office firms to the suburbs because. . . .
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Consider a modern city in which office employment has been steadily shifting from the city center to suburban locations along beltways. Suppose that the city improves its mass-transit system, decreasing the monetary and time costs of radial travel. Assume the improvement in the transit system does not affect the spatial distribution of residents. The improvement in the transit system will [speed up, slow down] the movement of office firms to the suburbs because. . . .