-—our hiway dollars should NOT be diverted to fund public
transit in our major cities. Pay what it costs to ride. NO
more FREE rides!!!!
As a general rule of thumb, public transit is subsidized at $4-5$ per mile per passenger and special needs transport is closer to $8/mile.
Larger metro areas may bring that cost down a couple a dollar but it still would not be able to pay for itself as a stand alone entity without FHWA Transit funds