Having been to a number of cities around the world, I don’t think the issue is funding. Certainly the NYC or SF public transit systems get plenty of funding, mu

Having been to a number of cities around the world, I don’t think the issue is funding. Certainly the NYC or SF public transit systems get plenty of funding, much more than say, Poland, which has a very clean metro system in Warsaw. The difference is more attributable to culture and enforcement of laws on littering, graffiti, etc. Somewhere like Tokyo for example doesn’t need an oppressive government to keep the subway clean.