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Check out figure 3. "According to the Pew Charitable Trusts’ SubsidyScope project, user fees paid for only 51 percent."

Another apples to oranges comparison. Transit subsidies cover around 70% of the total costs of transit. Road subsidies, in contrast, cover only about 3% the total costs of driving. It's not even close. Transit users are making out like bandits compared to automobile users.

Has anyone every tried that

I don't know. The point is that current subsidies to transit cannot possibly be justified by appeals to the needs of the poor and disabled. If your goal is to meet the transportation needs of those groups, then you should subsidize those groups, not middle class and wealthy transit users who can certainly afford to pay far more than they currently do.

by Bertie on Mar 17, 2012 1:37 am • link • report

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