And you can't make the same broad benefit argument for public transit? Rip out the MTA or the El and see how state finances do when all that economic activity i

And you can't make the same broad benefit argument for public transit? Rip out the MTA or the El and see how state finances do when all that economic activity in the city center grinds to a halt. Not to mention that there are more costs to driving than just the physical road - there's the opportunity cost of lost land, injuries, deaths, health effects from exposure to exhaust, climate change....