Why Subways in the US are Set Up to Fail

We've heard of multiple subway systems in the US having to close large parts of their system or cut service massively in the past little while, and I think a lot of it is how subway systems are fundamentally thought of - They are set up to fail. Let's talk about it!

Special thanks to Zion Orent, Max Katz-Christy (who also provided the clip at 6:06), and Wallace Donahoe for providing the MBTA footage used in this video!

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