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I think that's basically correct. an interesting corollary is that along with increased congestion for both modes, comes economic growth. when it's easier to g

I think that's basically correct. an interesting corollary is that along with increased congestion for both modes, comes economic growth. when it's easier to get around for more people, productivity goes up, consumption goes up. it's really shocking to me that politicians don't get this. my suspicion is that a major public transit project generally lasts longer than a term of office.

jcranmer 8y ago
It's more than that. Transit requires more infrastructure costs up front. Trying to build transit effectively in SOV-dependent cities also requires playing the long game of trying to change commuters' habits. LA is trying to build out transit, and started around 1990. Even now, you see lots of complaints (such as in this article and a few of the comments) about "why are you spending so much money on useless transit when the real problem is clogged roads?"