But the competitive transportation advantage declined with the construction of better roads around the country, and then with the onset of the silicon-based economy.

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In their paper Consumer City, Ed Glaeser, Jed Kolko, and Albert Saiz argue that cities lost their manufacturing bases when they lost the transportation cost advantage.

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Taking advantage of public transportation is a great idea- provided that you live in an area with a strong public transit route.

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There is now a level playing field (apologies for the sports metaphor) that would allow the badly underfunded transportation agency to take full advantage of the area's rapidly rising prices and explosive growth.

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So if you are driving yourself to work each day and getting sick of the prices at the pump, this is a great time to think about switching to public transportation, as well as taking advantage of Commuter Accounts to pay for your qualified commuting expenses.

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His supply cost is the same as yours, but his transportation cost is lower, so he has a clear cost advantage for years to come.

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The project involves pharmacies, drug wholesalers, transportation operators and others to create an ecosystem that ensures women can take advantage of health care quickly and safely.

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There may be only one bank branch convenient without reliable transportation, and you can be sure that if a bank believes its customers have few alternatives, it will take advantage of its customers in as many ways possible.

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