Report on the Springfield Street Railway Company, Springfield, Mass submitted to the Public Service Commission of Massachusetts
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Report on the Springfield Street Railway Company, Springfield, Mass submitted to the Public Service Commission of Massachusetts for the cities and towns of Agawam, Brimfield, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Huntington, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Monson, Palmer, Russell, Ware, Westfield, West Springfield & Wilbraham (1917)
Author: John Pierce Fox
Year: 1917
Report on the Springfield Street Railway (1917) is a detailed economic and operational evaluation of the Springfield Street Railway Company , submitted to the Massachusetts Public Service Commission. Authored by John Pierce Fox on behalf of 14 surrounding towns then served by the Springfield Street Railway, it critiques the company's proposed fares ( which ranged from 5¢ to 18¢ ) and assesses the fairness and impact of its zone-based pricing plan. The report includes analysis of financial statements, fare structures, ridership patterns, service levels, and car-mile revenues across different routes. The report emphasizes the disproportionate burden placed on working-class riders, the strategic elimination of fare overlaps, and the inequities between central Springfield and outlying towns such as Palmer, Monson, and Ware. Using field observations, traffic counts, and comparative studies ( e.g., with Boston, New York, and Cleveland ), Fox argues for more equitable and evidence-based transit policies. The document also provides early 20th-century insights into urban and regional transit economics, wartime labor mobility, and municipal transit governance. This version includes editorial
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