America Needs To Continue Funding Mass Transit

“This isn’t hyperbole. The numbers are staggering: a $16 billion deficit through 2024, with $200 million in revenue losses every week. The pandemic has caused precipitous declines in ridership, fare revenues, tolls and subsidies. Pandemic-related expenses, like the cleaning and disinfecting of train cars, have soared.”

— Patrick Foye and John Samuelson writing for the New York Times

The losses are mounting according to the New York Times the subway system in the Big Apple alone is headed for catastrophic losses over the next several years.