> Darned consumer choice getting in the way of multi-billion dollar political handouts again [1]. I wasn't even advocating public transportation necessarily -

> Darned consumer choice getting in the way of multi-billion dollar political handouts again [1]. I wasn't even advocating public transportation necessarily - just pointing out that Lyft doesn't qualify as public transportation. But, since you're bringing it up, I'll point out that glibly referring to the Second Ave line as a "political handout" is reductive. The Second Ave project is[0] a disaster for a whole lot of reasons, not just "political handouts", and it's also not at all representative of public transportation either in NYC or in general. [0] not was - is... Phase II and III have still not happened