The city has a good transit system, including light rail, which is free inside a roughly 300-block "fareless square" area downtown.
During the current conflict over funding for the area's commuter trains, buses and subway service, we have pointed out that a good mass transit system requires -- and deserves -- public subsidy.
A good public transit system should transport people on time and with reduced cost," he said.
He also traces that growth to an effort to home in on the mass transit gap in several cities, but especially in New York, where there's a fairly good mass transit system.
Experts say that Berlin is perfect for bikes because of its broad boulevards, wide streets and good public transit system.
But there is a problem with those programs: Free or reduced-cost public transit is often not as helpful to poor people as having access to a car — particularly for those who don't live in areas with good public transit systems.
She adds, "we have yet to win the war on urban poverty, and several challenges persist for poor city residents including poverty, crime, affordable-housing shortages, a lack of investment in good public transit systems, job loss, and segregation".
Drivers also benefit from the reduced traffic that is a byproduct of a good mass-transit system.
Mr. Silver has said he has enough votes in the Assembly to pass a rescue for the authority, which is staggering under growing operating deficits and a lack of money for long-term capital spending to keep the transit system in good working order.
With our pretty-good-and-getting-better public transit system, it's pretty easy for people who live in the City of Roses to get to work in the City of Angels.
In his blog post Musk wrote: The underlying motive for a statewide mass transit system is a good one.
