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Cheaply ≠ better.



Yes it does! Cost directly affects how much transit you can build. If it didn’t cost New York 5x as much money to build a mile of track as it does London or Paris, New York could build five times as much track for the same fares/taxes.


Cost directly affects how much transit you can build

Quantity ≠ quality.




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