Short, John Rennie2021-01-192021-01-192016-04-01John Rennie Short, Why is the U.S. unwilling to pay for good public transportation?, https://www.upi.com/Top_News/Opinion/2016/04/01/Why-is-the-US-unwilling-to-pay-for-good-public-transportation/8411459520016/http://hdl.handle.net/11603/20531Officials in Washington, D.C., said this 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.en-USThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.public transportationpopulation growthurbannational economyrevenueText