No major US public transportation system is fully paid for by riders.

Neither is any private transportation system?

JimmyBuckets 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That includes cars on public roads.

semiquaver an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yep. https://www.transitwiki.org/TransitWiki/index.php/Farebox_Re... is a sobering reminder that many cities’ public transportation would cost $20-50 per trip if paid entirely by riders and thus could not exist without subsidy.

caycep an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

NYC congestion pricing seems to be working quite well though, and probably helps offset MTA costs.

	▲	xnx 26 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		NYC "congestion" pricing (actually cordon pricing) is a good idea. Would be great to see more road use fees proportional to use (distance, weight^3, etc.).