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What about federal funding? USG covers a huge amount of costs in road maintenance. State funding of roads doesn't nearly cover the overall costs of the freewa
by r00fus 3y ago
What about federal funding? USG covers a huge amount of costs in road maintenance.
State funding of roads doesn't nearly cover the overall costs of the freeways.
The $52.5 billion in apportioned funding for Fiscal Year 2022 represents an increase of more than 20% as compared to Fiscal Year 2021 for Federal-aid Highway Program
US Taxpayers cover this.
[1] https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/fhwa-delivers-largest-federal-highway-apportionment-decades-part-bipartisan#:~:text=The%20%2452.5%20billion%20in%20apportioned,Federal%2Daid%20Highway%20Program%20apportionments https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/fhwa-delivers-l....
- Brendinooo 3y agoLooks like transit gets "$18 billion annually for public transportation programs from 2022 to 2026", good for 31% of its capital expenses and 8% of its operating expenses. https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57940 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57940 So it gets federal dollars too. And things like roads and bridges are also subsidizing transit because buses will use them too.
- r00fus 3y agoMy point is that no transit (roads or mass transit) can be fully funded by fares as the function is too important. Also, intestate traffic/rail too important for the federal level. So the idea that mass transit can go to fare-free and rely entirely on government funding via taxes is the logical conclusion. Transit (like IT in a company) is an enabler/multiplier, not a product.