[kidk]

Billions of subsidies? Im confused you talking about cars or trains.

[xnx]

No major US public transportation system is fully paid for by riders.

[semiquaver]

Yep. 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.

[JimmyBuckets]

That includes cars on public roads.

[cleaning]

Neither is any private transportation system?

[epsylon]

Public 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.

[caycep]

NYC congestion pricing seems to be working quite well though, and probably helps offset MTA costs.