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But the point of comparison most people are making isn't with the infamously public-transport-averse USA, it's with countries in Europe where rail travel is state run and heavily subsidised (and the house price savings from living further up the line are smaller)



As of 2020 about 60% of MBTA costs were not covered by fares. I don’t know if that’s considered heavily subsidized by European standards or not.


The UK has an explicit policy of not subsidizing commuter trips, only longer trips.


it's actually the exact opposite

the commuter fares are regulated, none of the others are




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