You are correct, in a way. Costs are prohibitively expensive partially for the environmental review and bid process reasons I’ve mentioned. We do spend a lot, but the public sector has been gutted in more ways than budget. The Bay Area has multiple small transit agencies when it should have one comprehensive one. Public review requirements open up endless possibilities for projects to be politically manipulated. Even in a rich city, there isn’t a transit agency with the vision or power to create what the region needs. Compare this to Toronto or London where one, empowered, expert agency is responsible for regional transit. I’d love if American metro regions could move towards this.

You are correct, in a way. Costs are prohibitively expensive partially for the environmental review and bid process reasons I’ve mentioned. We do spend a lot, but the public sector has been gutted in more ways than budget. The Bay Area has multiple small transit agencies when it should have one comprehensive one. Public review requirements open up endless possibilities for projects to be politically manipulated. Even in a rich city, there isn’t a transit agency with the vision or power to create what the region needs. Compare this to Toronto or London where one, empowered, expert agency is responsible for regional transit. I’d love if American metro regions could move towards this.

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