Politics of Public Transportation

What are the Politics of Public Transportation?

In this section we analyze the politics of public transportation in Los Angeles, covering the following areas:

• The role of government in the development and implementation of public transit
• Allocation of public transit funds in Los Angeles
• Transportation policy - control of transit companies, fare structures, and planning goals
• Governmental pricing and subsidy policies create transit inequities
• Public versus private control of the transit industry
• Transit regulation and the shift from public to private transportation modes
• Fragmentation of political authority, centralized planning, and highway lobby interests
• The balance of public and private transportation