Concerning transit--there are two diametrically opposed goals that inform a transit system's structure: coverage and ridership
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transit becomes something you can bestow or withhold, if budgeting is scarce (typical in coverage systems!) then...
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...you can expect groups with little political clout to get shafted in favor of more connected groups
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these things have been true since the dawn of transit, but taxpayers accepted these realities since the service was for them
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correction: they've been true since transit became a government endeavor paid for by taxpayers
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