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...Transit Lobby...
...criticism of General Motors, the project has implied that General Motors is against automotive safety, that we are against effective low cost mass transit, and that we are against effective emission control, and that we are against social welfare. Nothing, of course, could be further from the truth. General Motors is working diligently in all of these areas. And, more, we believe that we have an excellent record...
SMITH: The best way to get at this is to look at what we consider the facts. I'd like to read one thing that goes back to 1963-and this is our position on mass transit...
...John F. Schwartz, then president of General Motors, said "Certainly, it is important that in our planning for the future we seek improved mass transit. Every large city needs it; but it is a serious mistake to assume that planning for better urban transportation is a matter of choosing rail over road, public carrier over private car. Sound planning involves a proper balance, the right mix; for no one mode of travel can serve all the needs for mobility in a modern city...
...speaking directly to the point, on March 11, 1970, Oscar A. Lundine, a vice-president of GM, testified before the subcommittee on housing, from the house committee on banking and currency, on mass transit...