The DC metro's funding scheme can be most succinctly and politely described as "bonkers"[1]. I brought it up as an example of the US successfully constructing m

The DC metro's funding scheme can be most succinctly and politely described as "bonkers"[1]. I brought it up as an example of the US successfully constructing mass transit in the last 50 years, not a shining example of municipal management. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Metropolitan_Area_Transit_Authority#Funding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Metropolitan_Area_T...