21.   Authority officials said the low fee charged to local buses was meant to encourage mass transit.

22.   Backing the coin are copper mining interests, mass transit authorities, and coin-operated industries.

23.   Baugh said there are areas where mass transit does not work.

24.   BellSouth Chairman Duane Ackerman has made a public commitment to put as many employees as possible near mass transit routes within Atlanta city limits.

25.   Because it would severely restrict traffic in downtown Boston, the plan would involve increased dependence on mass transit, requiring improvements to the commuter rail system.

26.   Besides better mass transit connections, Boston may need more room at the inn.

27.   Beyond that, neither of the losing markets could offset the big advantage that Chicago held on the ground, thatnks to its well-developed mass transit system.

28.   Besides, many New Yorkers have come to regard mass transit as almost an extension of their apartments.

29.   A classic example is a recent story on minority activists in Los Angeles battling for better mass transit.

30.   A collection of mass transit supporters will gather at Georgia State University next Monday and Tuesday for a two-day symposium on riding the rails around metro Atlanta.