Infrastructure can't be sustainably paid for by usage fees. There are too many externalities for any individual person to have to shoulder. The benefits of a t

Infrastructure can't be sustainably paid for by usage fees. There are too many externalities for any individual person to have to shoulder. The benefits of a transit system accrue to people who aren't using it as much as to people who are. A bus that transports 60 people means you just took at least 30 vehicles off the road (and that's a super conservative estimate). That extra capacity is a benefit to people riding bikes, walking, and driving. So why would you expect only the bus rider expected to pay into the system while everyone else benefits?