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Billions of subsidies? Im confused you talking about cars or trains.
by kidk 8mo ago
Billions of subsidies? Im confused you talking about cars or trains.
- xnx 8mo agoNo major US public transportation system is fully paid for by riders.
- JimmyBuckets 8mo agoThat includes cars on public roads.
- semiquaver 8mo agoYep. https://www.transitwiki.org/TransitWiki/index.php/Farebox_Recovery_Ratio https://www.transitwiki.org/TransitWiki/index.php/Farebox_Re... is a sobering reminder that many cities’ public transportation would cost $20-50 per trip if paid entirely by riders and thus could not exist without subsidy.
- caycep 8mo agoNYC congestion pricing seems to be working quite well though, and probably helps offset MTA costs.
- xnx 8mo agoNYC "congestion" pricing (actually cordon pricing) is a good idea. Would be great to see more road use fees proportional to use (distance, weight^3, etc.).
- cleaning 8mo agoNeither is any private transportation system?
- epsylon 8mo agoPublic transportation is the backbone of a functioning economy. It doesn't need to be fully paid by riders precisely because the rest of society benefits from it multiple times over.