> Transit is very heavily subsidized by taxes.

So are roads.

Nope. In my state 75-95% (depends on year) of _all_ road-related expenses (including capital projects!) is funded by user fees: https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/state-infrastructur...

In comparison, transit is about 99% subsidized (when capital expenses are included) and about 90% subsidized just for the operational budget.