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> charge fares, subsidize low-income riders, and fund the basic system with taxes.

Car traffic is also expensive. Highways, parking, and maintenance are massively subsidized through taxes, and they consume far more space per traveler making cities more congested and polluted.

Cities with good public transport also tend to be more walkable, which has health benefits and could provide significant impact to healthcare costs.

According to this article, every $1 invested in public transit generates about $5 in economic returns:

https://govfacts.org/housing-infrastructure/transportation/p...