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Yes, the topic of the thread is US transit. Saying "this works fine in Europe" is at best a non-starter. Governments are different. What works in France may no
by lylecubed 8y ago
Yes, the topic of the thread is US transit. Saying "this works fine in Europe" is at best a non-starter.
Governments are different. What works in France may not work in NYC for all sorts of reasons. For better or worse, the US federal government and most state and local governments are not good at running anything in an efficient manner.
- nine_k 8y agoIn NYC in particular, the subway is run by the New York State-owned corporation, MTA. It's not that bad, but it's known for slowness and huge cost of any projects it undertakes. Half of its budget is subsidies.