Evidence is the cleanliness of public transportation, the derelict public bikes and other 2 wheel battery assisted devices, the derelict laptops in school that provide them to student...
Maybe it's just a big anti communist plot, or maybe it's just human nature to not take care about things you do not own.
I live in a new york. Our subway is clean and regular, the bike share docks in my neighborhood are stocked and well-maintained. The busses, though sometimes crowded, run on time.
Public transport works well when your city prioritizes it. I spent my youth living in places that don't and I literally cannot imagine going back.
> Public transport works well when your city prioritizes it.
And when there is critical mass. Public transit works in dense urban centers, because it's less worse than driving and parking. It doesn't work in smaller towns. There, it just becomes something that everybody pays for but a tiny minority of people ever use.
I've noticed it got cleaner after COVID happened. Before COVID... It was world's most disgusting subway I ever been to: filthy, sketchy and leaks rust on your head.
what? what universe is this. the subway is probably one of the best by US standards, but that's not saying much...they've been kicking the can down the road for too long. remember 2 years ago when it was going thru a crisis due to the signal repairs? or sandy repairs on the L... don't even get me started on buses. the only thing i love about nyc subways is that they are 24/7 and the city is dense enough that it's convenient.