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> major opponents in North America and cities are constantly having to fight to be able to build necessary infrastructure. Bafflingly expansion and funding of t
by akshatpradhan 11y ago
> major opponents in North America and cities are constantly having to fight to be able to build necessary infrastructure. Bafflingly expansion and funding of transit seems to need to go to referendums, where projects are frequently defeated (a yes vote in a referendum is very tough to achieve).
Its not working, so what can the US Gov do RIGHT NOW to implement a better system than Hong Kong?
- Tiktaalik 11y agoI am not an American so forgive me if this answer is not viable due to the structure of American government, but the simple solution is continuous and steady investment in public transit detached from political tampering. Many of these failed referendums were about creating a local tax in order to provide that dependable pool of transit funding for expansion and operating costs. A solution would be for the government to take the initiative and start seriously funding public transit, considering it a first class citizen along with the road and highway network.
- jrockway 11y agoThe roots of the MTA were in an agency detached from political tampering. It used the lack of political influence to raze entire neighborhoods to build freeways. The MTA was mostly created to remove this power from Robert Moses.