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The US will continue to fail at public transit because rich people do not use it. As an oligarchy, the government prioritizes the whims of the rich and there are no signs of change. From 1880-1950, trains and public transit were utilized heavily by the American rich in NYC and other US cities because it was the fastest way to get around. Once highways and air travel came about, they stopped. You routinely see celebs on the Tube and other European metros. You hardly see them on the NYC subway anymore. The 2000s were a bit of a golden age for the NYC subway and other US metro systems because Uber and Google Maps navigation did not exist, but now they do. It's going to cause a death spiral for alot of metros unless something changes.