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The mass transit systems reshaped America in that they made it possible for the wealthier people who worked in cities to live outside the city. Mass transit served the middle and upper class of people in the 1980's. Mass transit has been part of the urban scene in the United states since the early 19th century. It included; streetcars, elevated and commuter rail, subways, buses, ferries and other transportation vehicles serving large numbers of passengers and operating on fixed routes and schedules.
Mass transit systems, which served mainly to middle and upper class americans, made it possible for wealthier people who worked in cities to live outside the city.
During the process of urbanization, mass transit systems defined the geographic area in which people moved to go to work, home, visit friends or go shopping. Mass transit systems allowed to increase the geographical area in which citizens could move, so cities grew in accordance.