Why America’s Public Transportation Is Crumbling

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2016-04-04

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JOHN RENNIE SHORT, Why America’s Public Transportation Is Crumbling, https://slate.com/business/2016/04/how-america-got-its-infrastructure-chasm.html

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Officials in Washington, D.C., said last week they may have to shut down portions of the Metro subway system for months because its piecemeal approach to maintenance is no longer sufficient. The disclosure follows a shutdown of the entire Metro system on March 16 for 24 hours. Three-quarters of a million people use the system each weekday, so the inconvenience and cost were considerable.