How did new urban transportation systems contribute to socioeconomic segregation in the late 1800s?

New transportation systems, such as electric streetcars and commuter railways, made it easier for people to travel between home and work. Wealthier residents could move to neighborhoods farther from crowded city centers while still commuting to their jobs, increasing socioeconomic separation from poorer residents who remained in the city.

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