I think that sometimes it's ironic that we talk about transit paying for itself when we don't do the same thing with roads and bridges. We expect that the benefit of huge subsidization and investment in roads and bridges ends up being an economic investment because we have more mobility and the ability to transport goods to move goods around our communities.
I think the same thing happens in regard to transit. Investments in transit have huge economic benefits, but they may not make it self-sufficient, as is the case with bridges and roads. They are not self-sufficient. They're a huge investment, but made for a larger economic purpose. Exactly the same thing happens in urban municipalities. Transit should be treated in the same way that roads and bridges are treated.