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But the point of comparison most people are making isn't with the infamously public-transport-averse USA, it's with countries in Europe where rail travel is sta
by notahacker 4y ago
But the point of comparison most people are making isn't with the infamously public-transport-averse USA, it's with countries in Europe where rail travel is state run and heavily subsidised (and the house price savings from living further up the line are smaller)
- justincormack 4y agoThe UK has an explicit policy of not subsidizing commuter trips, only longer trips.
- blibble 4y agoit's actually the exact opposite the commuter fares are regulated, none of the others are
- ghaff 4y agoAs of 2020 about 60% of MBTA costs were not covered by fares. I don’t know if that’s considered heavily subsidized by European standards or not.