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87 Transportation 7 (1978) 87 96 © Elsevier ScientificPublishing Company,Amsterdam - Printed in the Netherlands T O W A R D C R I T E R I A IN TH E D E V E L O P M E N T OF U R B A N T R A N S P O R T A T I O N SYSTEMS JAMES S. SAGNER and ROBERT L. BARRINGER Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. Illinois 62026 ABSTRACT Improved criteria are necessary to aid in determining awards of federal funds for metropolitan transit projects. Commuting is the main use for public transit. Thus a prima- ry objective of an urban transit system should be to provide a flexible and balanced set of options to the workers in the metropolitan area for their journey to work. This paper discusses various facets of an appropriate balance among the three modes: rapid rail, bus, and automobile. Three cities are selected for further analysis: Baltimore, Kansas City, and Phoenix. These cities represent different stages in economic-transportation develop- ment, and also present different spatial patterns of residence and employment. The appli- cability of rapid rail transit to each city is examined in view of central city worker con- centration and recent trends. I n t r o d u c t i o n This paper is presented in response to the search by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) for criteria for the selection of rapid rail capital fund recipients (Federal Register, 1976).