Policy Forum 

# The Future of Public Transit 

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October 25, 2017 11 AM - 12:30 PM EDT 

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Hayek Auditorium, Cato Institute 

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Featuring **Art Guzzetti**, Vice President–Policy, American Public Transportation Association; **Randal O’Toole** (@[antiplanner](https://twitter.com/antiplanner)), Senior Fellow, Cato Institute; moderated by **Tom Firey**, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute. 

The nation’s public transit industry faces some of its greatest challenges: ridership has been declining; infrastructure is deteriorating; rivals such as Uber and Lyft are taking transit customers. Does transit have a future? Yes, says Art Guzzetti: transit is a vital part of American cities and will continue to be so for many years to come. No, says Randal O’Toole: transit is doomed to extinction, and politicians and transit agencies should find a path toward winding it down instead of trying to expand it.

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