The problem is, unless the government forcefully does it, the people sue the hell out of the city. “Bus lane lawsuits nyc” google search will result in bunch of

The problem is, unless the government forcefully does it, the people sue the hell out of the city. “Bus lane lawsuits nyc” google search will result in bunch of results. Also doesn’t help how it would be a political suicide for anyone to be pro-mass transit during local elections. Sometimes they even oppose bus routes to go through their neighbourhoods as well, becoming some sort of an inverted “tragedy of commons” issue.