Cannot emphasize enough the error in this logic: RAISING THE COST OF ROADS DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THERE IS ANY TRANSIT FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE INSTEAD, NOR DOES IT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OR RELIABILITY OF TRANSIT THAT MAY EXIST. https://twitter.com/rickyofmontay/status/978639045491339264 …
More importantly, *transit which doesn't turn a profit has no incentive or mechanism to respond to higher demand,* which is one reason why in USA transit cuts are always a possibility, but expansion is so difficult