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Urban sprawl has caused more difficulties in the urban mass transit industry, showing that mass transit is woefully inadequate to meet the needs of our modern cities. Only individualized solutions such as taxi and limousine services and car ownership can address these problems.

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The claim that only individualized transportation solutions can address problems caused by urban sprawl is false, as improved mass transit and smart urban planning can mitigate these issues.

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The statement that urban sprawl has caused mass transit to be 'woefully inadequate' and that only individualized solutions like taxis, limousines, and car ownership can solve modern city transportation needs is false. While urban sprawl has certainly presented challenges to mass transit by creating greater distances and less dense areas, modern urban planning and improvements in mass transit can address these issues. Solutions such as expanding public transit networks, implementing economies of scale in operation which are significant in urban rail systems, and encouraging urban development that supports mass transit, can all help make mass transit more adequate. Moreover, reliance solely on individual transportation solutions fails to address issues of traffic congestion, environmental concerns and city planning for the long-term.

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